The man on the other side of fear: Goran drives a bike with his eyes closed, he went into Guinness book of record, and he is preparing for the RACE OF DEATH (PHOTO) (VIDEO)

Goran Hadziiljoski Cajka (54), biker from Macedonian city Tetovo, who conquered the tallest peak of the Sar mountain in both car and motorcycle, and he drove his bike nine times from Tetovo to Gostivar with his eyes tied up, and last year he signed into Guinness book of records, and now, he plans on participating in the most dangerous race in the world.

Recommended

Hero with no hands amazed Balkans: Six year old Ismail won golden medal in swimming (PHOTO) (VIDEO)

He will be the first man from Balkans who will participate in the race of death, so called "Isle of Man" between Ireland and England. The race will take place in July this year, the exact date is still unknown because it is always changing because of climate and weather changes.

Foto: D. Joksić

So far 242 bikers lost their lives and that alone is enough data of how dangerous the race is. And in one stage, in just three days, seven people have lost their lives.

- The one who signals for the start of the race, at the beginning, warns you with these words: "This might be your last race in your life". The race i will participate in is called the week of the brave, or the week of the crazy. There are seven categories of the races, and this is most extreme and most dangerous because it is driven with average speed of 200, and maximum speed of 342 km/h. We will race on city streets where there over 60 turns, so i think there will be good adrenaline - said Goran Hadziiljoski Cajka.

Foto: D. Joksić

He already began with preparations. If he drove from Tetovo to Ohrid, with four turns, for 60 times on 245 kilometers per hours without reducing speed, he will cross that distance few times a week with 270 to 310 km/h.

- I have to be well prepared for the race of death on "Isle of Man". It is not the speed or fear. I am a man on the other side of fear. Fear is body's defense mechanism. You may have brave heart, but your brain is telling you that you need to "brake". That is why i need to practice - said this brave biker with 37 years of experience.

Printskrin: Youtube/rabbitoutput's channel

Eternal adventurer, thrill seeker and fearless extreme athlete, Cajga first managed to climb the tallest peak of Sar Mountain on a motorbike - Tito top (2.747 meters), and then he did the same thing with a car. He won numerous auto-moto races all across former Yugoslavia. And when the joined state disappeared, he didn't have any more competition in Macedonia, so he started doing extreme sports. Since then, he accomplished dozen stunts no one managed to do on Balkans.

Besides breaking the speed record, nine times with a bike, and with his eyes closed, he drove the relation between Tetovo to Gostivar, 17 kilometers and 900 meters long. And he did that in front of Guinness commission last year. No case in the world has been recorded that someone has driven that many kilometers with his eyes tied, with the speed of 25 to 30 km/h. 

Foto: Privatna arhiva

Cajka described whats it like to drive a motor, without seeing anything.

- Driving with your eyes tied up or closed, is entirely different. Those are two things that give different information to the brain it absorbs from the asphalt, steering wheel, hands and body. When you drive with your eyes closed you have to adjust the speed of the gas on the handle of the bike. I am wearing helmet on the head, my eyes are open, but few layers of black duck tape are glued over my visor. At the end, everything is painted with black spray. When your eyes are in the dark, and you are not keeping them closed, the brain receives information it can use better then when your eyes are closed, of course, with previous long time training. I know how much gas i have to give and what speed to use, and to know where i am on the highway, i count in myself. By counting i know exactly how much road i traveled. Lets say, if i come to 450, i already know that i am close to village Zerovljane. Keeping direction is not a problem. There is little, barely visible dent on the road from the vehicles that drove there for years. I am driving on that channel, and if a bike tries to exit that channel, i feel it on the steering wheel and i get it back in. There is another catch, but i keep it a secret - said Goran Hadziiljoski Cajka.

Printskrin: Youtube/rabbitoutput's channel

Besides the race on the "Isle of Man", where he hopes to make it alive, Cajka intends to dethrone Turk who drove 400 km/h. 

In the summer of previous year, Kenan Sofoglu set a record driving 400 km/h over the bridge Osman Gazi, 1.5 km long. Sofoglu crossed that distance in 26 seconds, and Goran Hadziiljoski Cajka claims he can do better than the Turk. He said he will prove that.

- I have more lives than a cat. Brave people are the owners of their own fate, but without experience, long and painstaking training, great life experience and a lot of practice, you have no chance to accomplish anything. Speed can separate regular biker from his life - said Cajka.

(Telegraf.co.uk / D.J.)