Joes consisted of a news conference at Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco, where he displayed, with the help of the Brinks boys, a tableful of $25,000 in cash. RIP Ken. short and sucks ramp or obstacle. Happy New Year! dirt road next to Mike Cinqmars' house near Apple Valley, California. RIP Ken. Gill's worst accident was caused by an over-eager photog who lay down on the last car in a line of cars he was jumping. December 31, 2022 Is the 55th Anniversary of Evel Knievel's jump at Caesars Palace! Miami ("Miama") Oklahoma. Granted, a small percentage of motorcycle jumpers are women, but that by no means diminishes Debbie's accomplishments. b. The first jumper to contact me after I launched the site was Lawrence Legend of Australia. blade, then did a piledriver into dirt landing ramp. In doing so, we are honoring Scott Truax and Eddie Braun! The 11th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. 6. Super Joe Einhorn Rocket Powered Flying Motorcycle Ky Michaelson -Rocketman Enterprise 2.1K views 4 years ago Evel Knievel & Robbie Knievel - April 1989 Clip #2 My Collection 17K views 2 years. in his rear rim, pushing it into the hub. Bubba successfully jumped his XR-750 over two running helicopters today! July 15, 2013 Happy Birthday Donny Winn! I won't jump without it or my manager being right there. This is for the rider who comes up RIP Ken. On March 31, 1973, at the Beeline Dragway in Phoenix, Debbie jumped her Suzuki 76 feet over a line of parked cars. short, 30 Rolls Royce jump, Elstree, England, July 8, 1979. January 1, 2021 This month's featured jumper is Canada's Walter Williams. A big happy birthday to Gene Sullivan who turns 71 today! RIP Ken. But you know hell be smart enough to split when he cant be anymore. Today is the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel's 13 bus jump at Wembley Stadium. Two death defying leaps punctuated by hours of boredom as the ramps are moved, ton by ton, to the longer (and longer and lo) distance. I get up in the morning, take a shower, do my nails, and watch TV. This month's Jumper of the Month is the one and only. Enslow, sand dune overjump on Crusty. Gary Wells, The cycle jumper starting off the new year is Ted Kieper. September 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is Florida's own Bob Gill. He is celebrating his 25th year in the daredevil business too. The Discovery Channel is airing a new documentary on Evel Knievel called. It was 15 years ago this month that Cyclejumpers launched. Today is the 7th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. April 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Robbie Knievel! Happy Birthday Matt "The Kangaroo Kid" Coulter! October 1, 2013 With all the recent news about Evel's Snake River Canyon jump and the race to jump it again for the 40th anniversary, I thought it was only appropriate feature something from that jump. The back of the toy's box illustrated "Wild Rider Action! Granted, a small percentage of motorcycle jumpers are women, but that by no means diminishes Debbie's accomplishments. they knew he wasn't going to clear it because they had seen other riders worldwide. It airs 10/9C. Robin Winter-Smith, short, 30 Rolls Royce jump, Elstree, England, July 8, 1979. Current record holder: This month's featured jumper is New York's own Ron Star. Seth But for now, Super Joe can claim to have jumped farther than Evelalmost half the length of a football field. We have three daredevil's jumping Harleys! September 11, 2012 9/11. Doug Danger, long, stuff into wall, Hudson Speedway, Hudson, NH, 1985. was winged without warning they didn't get the chance to block any traffic. Current record holder: Evel November 17, 2001. It can save you life! successfully completed his burning wall jump today at Northstar Fellowship Church in Hamlin, New York. January 9,2012 Happy Birthday Super Joe Reed! Joe made The Last Run, flew through the air straight and true, and landed smoothly more than halfway down his landing ramp. April 25, 2013 A new page has been added to the "Daredevil Suits" section. Matt Coulter, 205 feet over paddlewheel steamboat in England, Honorable quad mention: A memorial service is being planned. She later became a high school cheerleader and even a professional model, but found those pursuits boring compared to motorcycle racing. This DVD features Doug Danger, Lou "Rocket" Re, Rock Hauri and Crash Moreau. With her blue-and-white helmet, lucky orange bra, and pink hearts sewn all over her snug, baby-blue leathers, "The Flying Angel" was often asked why such a pretty girl would perform dangerous stunts. The movie won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. It can save you life! In my opinion Super was a much better Motorcycle jumper then Evil was. After her family moved to Arizona, she got her first motorcycle on her 12th birthday and began racing at 14. First we had Doug Danger recreating and successfully jumping 22 cars on Evel's Harley, now a rocket built to the specs of Evel's original X-2 Skycycle (thanks to Scott Truax) ready to launch over the Snake River Canyon to complete another Knievel dream. Linkogle, December 9, hit in head with helicopter Today is the 4th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. [10], Einhorn is the owner of the comic book store Loot in Brooklyn, which opened in July 2019. "The crowd expects to see a 300-pound woman with tattoos and a chain hanging out of her hip pocket," she said. The plan was to use the rocket motor to get the forward motion to launch the cycle off the ramp and the Gyro blade would give him and the bike lift to help extended the length of the jump. I still have it in my personal collection. "Defying Gravity, The Dale Buggins Story" by Damian Kringas. The clincher is that this coop is 60 feet long and. This month's featured jumper is "Flying" Mike Brown. February 29, 2012 Today is a very special day. August 14, 1997. Brown, short on 151' ramp gap, Twin Falls, Idaho, July, 1999. An outfit called Motor Sports International declared her feat the "World Record for Motorcycle Distance Jumping -- Female.". ". low end of the landing ramp. broke at least 16 spokes and broke the Excel rim, he endoed and tumbled into the June 17, 2021 Alex Harvill died after coming up short on a practice jump. pre-planned. Now you see it, now you dont. The most astounding crash of a given month. Michael Hillaby, 9 cars end to end, Nafferton, England. stuck in bank, John Holland, 50 car jump with parachute, short, The most astounding crash of the quarterly period January 1 to March 31, or INTENTIONAL GET-OFF. When he talks about his chosen profession, he doesnt get very excited, nor does he excite. Jan 28, 2019 - SUPER JOE was a competitor to evel knievel in the 1970s and planned to jump the niagara falls until he suffered a career ending injury. Happy 67th Birthday Jim "The Flying Irishman" McDermott! Trigger Gumm, 190' jump to nose-diving flatlander, clearing a 90' ramp gap and a 90' Go here to buy the book. This month's featured jumper is Eddie Braun! ramp a little sideways, spinal compression to swap/endo/highside, body-beating You are polarized by Evels arrogance. Raceway, Victoria, Australia. Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, August 1974, Current quad record holder: February 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is "Wild" Dave Whiting! You can download the book from Amazon.com. Super Joe had a signed contract to jump over Niagara Fall, so he asked me to build a rocket powered motorcycle with a Gyro blade on it that had been used on a Gyro Copter. I seem to spend most of my time taking showers. For example, from Today is the 5th anniversary of Eddie Braun and Scott Truax completing Evel's dream of jumping the Snake River Canyon with a skycycle! Pepper Porter, jumped ramp to ramp and hit a quad Super Joe had a signed contract to jump over Niagara Fall, so he asked me to build a rocket powered motorcycle with a Gyro blade on it that had been used on a Gyro Copter. broke at least 16 spokes and broke the Excel rim, he endoed and tumbled into the June 15, 2013 Happy Birthday Trigger Gumm! August 14, 2012 Happy Birthday Matt "The Kangaroo Kid" Coulter! WORST FLATLANDER. After the usual first two passes, he was scared, plain scared. November 6, 2012 Happy Birthday Robbie Brasher! Check out Tom's Pro Stock Monza site and see what Tom has been up to lately. This month's featured jumper is the World's Greatest Toy! The oldest artifacts on display in this exhibition include the seriously cool "Globe of Death" from . September 27, 2012 Nik Soar jumps again on CycleJumpers! Zhu Happy birthday Ed! June has become the Harley-Davidson jump month. This is for the Today is the second anniversary of Dick "Red Devil" Stone's passing. This is not for the most publicized crashes, but rather the Happy Birthday Harley-Davidson jumper Lawrence Legend! a ramp to ramp jump. Joe Reed, short jumping 4 wind fans (approximate rotor Debbie was born in Grant's Pass, Oregon, in December 1952. The handful of spectators who were there said Motorcycle Jumping. outcome. Bruceton Mills, WV, August 1974. TIME "They don't expect me. Help Eddie Braun and Scott Truax. BEST LOOP-OUT. He depicted this apparent "wild woman" as a sweet, wholesome, old-fashioned girl who loved children and the elderly. John Holland, 50 "What I'd really love to do is jump my bike over two destroyers," she explained. Mad Mike Hughes lost his life today in a rocket accident. Chaohui, longest jump over river with crash, 141 feet total jump distance, Hukou Front rim egged out, Surprised everyone with an unannounced Beach, California. Brown, short on 151' ramp gap, 1999, Idaho, Bob Gill, lake jump, approximately 180', short, Surprised everyone with an unannounced The daughter of motorcycle racing champ Ben Lawler, Debbie took her first ride on the handlebars of her dad's bike at age nine. February 5, 2013 John "Mercury" Morgan's section has been updated with a new photo gallery of his recent helicopter jump. No pictures or information may be reproduced without our express written So starting off for September, Jumpin Jeff Schneider jumps again on CycleJumpers! He flipped over the bars in a classic This is bone-specific. September 6, 2012 Leaping Lee Sobol jumps again!! Ira Einhorn was one of the most iconic counterculture figures of Philadelphia until he killed his girlfriend Holly Maddux in 1977 and went on the run for nearly two decades. Super Joe. August 29, 2013 A Big Happy Birthday to the oldest active Cycle Jumper, Gene Sullivan who turns 66 today! [6], In July 2019, Einhorn opened a comic book store called Loot. Well marketed crashes don't take precedence over better crashes that are lesser Dare the Devil: Directed by Joseph Reed. Her cycle was primarily green, with shiny plastic faux-chrome machinery and another big pink heart emblazoned on the side. Pics, Short videos and more. Debbie didn't appear again until June 1976, albeit as a color commentator on CBS Sports Spectacular. You believe Joe when he says he wants to be a better jumper than anyone else. Evel Knievel and Debbie Lawler will be featured on this History Channel program. spectators broke wall and fell 14 feet, Caesars street into live traffic. move, this crash is listed here. The CD is now available at, "Hell Drivers: America's Original Crash Test Dummies". Charles "Devil X" 3 custom plates in head. ", Debbie didn't like the competition either. Earl Today is a very special day. [14] Loot was featured on the Today Show in January 2020. Distance jumping is more than distance. In a very real sense the two are inextricably linked. July 24, 2012 Happy Birthday John "Mercury" Morgan! 15. primarily on going long. GAP CRASH. It's going to be a great year! 15 years ago I launched Cycle Jumpers. She appeared on the TV game show What's My Line? The Florida Flyer, as he calls himself, seems much busier than either Eve! Happy New Year! September 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Todd Seeley! Happy 48th Anniversary of the Ceasars Palace jump! Eleven suits have been added. I haven't heard how Eddie is doing, but will post when I find out. On September 9, 1977, Maddux disappeared following a trip to collect her belongings from the apartment she and Einhorn had shared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Dick Stone! Eddie made the jump and the parachute worked. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. MOST The same page mentions a challenge Einhorn made to Knievel to start with 16 cars and then keep adding cars until one of them crashed! PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A former hippie guru who lived the high life in Europe for years after murdering his ex-girlfriend in Philadelphia in the 1970s has died in prison. Looking forward to seeing all those XR 750 jumps down under! Promoters who have engaged his services feel that he is easy to work with, cooperative, cheerful. John's section is also back up on the site too! PERIOD CRASHES. apron, endo. It's been a joy to share photos, inforamtion and meet cycle jumpers and fans from all over the world. A big happy birthday to cycle jumper, Gene Sullivan who turns 68 today! Dick "Red Devil" Stone passed away today. When I get more details, I'll post it. launch ramp broke, jump-off with Gary Wells. The Harley rider came up short and We do get a lot of response from people who find it hard to imagine a small girl jumping cars on a motorcycle." Bob Pleso, short, 30 car jump, August 4, 1974. Pepper Porter, ramp to ramp over a bus, 120' clear gap, January 9, 2021 Happy Birthday Super Joe Reed! Eighteen months later, police found her partially mummified body in a trunk in Einhorn's closet. November 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is the one and only King of the Daredevils, Evel Knievel. FASTEST In the very first outdoor nationalat Georgia's Road Atlanta on April 16, 1972he finished seventh aboard a Spanish-built Bultaco. The fans bound en masse over the fences to carry off their savior. The story is similar to that of his prototype. 35K views, 1.1K likes, 87 loves, 28 comments, 190 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Evel Knievel: Evel Knievel and Howard Cosell advise Super Joe Einhorn on a jump in "Dare the Devil". [15], The name of the store comes from the idea that kids can earn 'loot' for buying, borrowing, or making and selling their own comics. long, 18 foot tall dirt landing ramp. It was 20 years ago today that I launched Cyclejumpers.com. For that quad riding photographer's dumb Her 101-foot leap over 16 Chevy pickups earned her a spot in the Guinness book (though it curiously referred to her "The Smiling Angel" and "The Lesser Evel," nicknames not heard elsewhere). Doing Good on FISM TV. ", To wit: "Love is a beautiful thing that comes on wings/ But leaves with tears/ But memory of love is an ever-burning ember. 22 car jump that took place on July 4, 2001. Wisely, Gill figures to retire when he's 30. [Oj, Every Issue of Cycle World 1962 to today, Current subscribers can access the complete. will be jumping his bicycle over a helicopter, then through a burning wall atop his landing ramp. 8. Fourteen cars! Today is the 6th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. September 11, 2013 Happy Birthday Massimo Trinchero Today is the 12th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. February 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is the one and only Super Joe Einhorn. Still, there's no doubt that Debbie Lawler has been an inspiration to the female motorcycle jumpers who've followed in her skidmarks, most notably Rena Hart, Teri Kezar, Janet Lee, Debbie Evans, Linda Beckley, Fiona Beale and Jamie Pamatuan. "Defying Gravity, The Dale Buggins Story" by Damian Kringas. [1][2] Fancy was valued at $600 million by American Express, Billionaire Len Blavatnik, Actor Will Smith and other investors on July 3, 2013. rider who crashes on a ramp to ramp jump because the front end is too high. missed ramp to the right, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1, 1980. Honorable mention: When Corey Scott, step-up jump 70' high to net, bounced out and landed on flat It was filmed 360 degrees for a virtual reality attraction at the upcoming Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka, Kansas. injures spectators. side of quad dropped off left side of launch ramp, endo short, hit corner of (Photos: Whitney Parks) To this day, I still have the motorcycle. His last jump was in 1976 in Chicago when he fell on his head and . March 25, 2013 Motorcycle jumper Rod Woodworth is back up on the site! The 10th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. CRASH OF THE DECADE. June 9, 2012 Australia's Lawrence Legend stopped by Cycle Jumpers to check out this month's featured jumper. November 4, 2012 Happy Birthday Leeping Lee Sobol! BOB GILL, an accomplished ex-pro racer on the Pacific Northwest circuit, does his jumping without the aid of a landing ramp. This month's featured jumper is Australian jumper, Happy Birthday Bob Peet (AKA Captain Stoopid). Lawrence Legend's XR 750's are now in his possession. head first into dirt landing. September's Jumper of the Month is Eddie Braun. stuffed head-on into a quad parked on the landing ramp, endo. movie, "Rocketman: Mad Mike's Mission to Prove the Flat Earth" is now streaming on Amazon Prime. world class motorcycle stunt rider and world record holder. c. who does the most entertaining and devastating rag doll. John "Mercury" Morgan's section has been updated with video from his helicopter jump. This month's featured jumper is Australia's, This month's featured jumper makes his debut on this site, it is. Shon Wolfe, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. And if your name was Joe Einhorn and you were in show business, youd consider changing it. I'm a girl. Click Here Motorcycle rider Super Joe Reed attempts three new world records to prove he is the last of true old-school daredevils like Evel Knievel, Bob Gill and Super Joe Einhorn. June 22, 2012 Happy Birthday Eddie Kidd! This month's jumper is new to Cyclejumpers it's. "But I was sitting there watching Sanford and Son and forgot all about jumping. Congratulations to Bubba Blackwell for successfully jumping his XR 750 over two Budweiser semi-trucks and trailers end-to-end last Saturday at this year's R.O.T. Winter-Smith, short, 30 Rolls Royce jump, Elstree, England, 1979. Anybody remember Super Joe Einhorn? In 1970 he won every race he entered, but was broke. September 26, 2013 Happy Birthday Bob Gill! vertebrae, broke one, dislocated two. 4th fans which had protective frames around the rotors, then did a piledriver In order to sell on Fancy, a merchant needs to 'claim' an item that users have already posted. Today is the 9th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. He was reportedly pronounced dead after he crashed his bike yesterday, April 5, 2019, under unknown circumstances. Debbie Lawler was the most prolific female motorcyle jumper of the 1970s, if not of all-time. Congratulations to Bubba Blackwell who successfully jumped his Harley XR-750 over 10 Ford F150s in Great Bend, Kansas at the Big Bend Bike Fest. Trashed his shoulder. Everybody thought he was being quite dramatic when he made six passes at the ramp and waved off. Keep Ed in your prayers that he makes a speedy recovery! Butch "I spent about a year looking for a girl that had a certain quality, and when I met Debbie I knew she was the one," Samples said. vertebrae. Debbie Lawler. Enter Charles Samples, former manager of Phoenix-based motorcycle jumpers Gary Davis and Rex Blackwell, a duo who comprised the "Astro Jumpers." Big Ed Beckley crashed tonight while practicing his comeback jump. jump, no speedometer and no cameras rolling. "They don't expect me." Heirs to the Dare airs tonight on the. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. meeting in Palm Springs, California. "The Lavender Lady"), Evel's fictional rival in the '73 TV pilot Evel Knievel. Big motorcycle jumping day. 11. This month's featured jumper is a daredevil, wheelie king, cycle jumper emcee and jumping historian It's Daredevil Doug Klang! She offered her insights as Super Joe Einhorn beat Evel's best-ever jump, clearing 15 buses at Buffalo's Lancaster Speedway. Back in 2014 Gary was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hepatitis C. He almost died from this disease. the ramp, November 17, 2001. Watch. 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