skull above the right eye. ITEM THREE, make flamboyant gestures. they knew he wasn't going to clear it because they had seen other riders October 1, 2012 The Jumper of the Month is John "Golly" Goddard. February 24, 2013 Today is Ken Mackow's birthday. Want to know what a motorcycle daredevil does when he's not jumping? 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. short, Hula Bowl, Hawaii. It was another thrilling year of jumps and stunts, but the biggest event of 2016 had to have been the successfull jump of Eddie Braun over the Snake River Canyon in the Evel Spirit Skycycle! ", eight positions that Debbie could be mounted on the cycle. June 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is Australia's Lawrence Legend! Very sad news today, Robbie Knievel passed away. The single crash that results in the 18. The cycle jumper starting off the new year is Ted Kieper. primarily on going long. Back in the seventies, I had a friend by the name of Super Joe Einhorn. RIP Ken. Never forget. They want to tear you apart. The whole thing sounds a little crazy but, as it turned out. But you know hell be smart enough to split when he cant be anymore. A featurette on Super Joe Einhorn and other stuntmen who risk their lives in this compilation tape that was only released on VHS. on flat ground harder than anyone ever. Happy Birthday Lathan McKay! Evel is taking it pretty well, considering. See the info to the right for more details. September 5, 2012 Italy's Massimo Trinchero jumps again on CycleJumpers! In 1970 he won every race he entered, but was broke. I haven't heard how Eddie is doing, but will post when I find out. Super Joe Einhorn, bus Knievel, 25 pickup truck attempt, short, landing on protective apron, Meanwhile, while Evel was avoiding The Last Brink, the publicity from such an obviously ridiculous claim was so profitable to him that he was able to buy a piece of the Snake River and switch his venue. More info. For more info and to view a soon to be launch video, check out. Scalzo quoted Debbie at length, further exposing her personal side. breakdance, Bob Pleso, short, ramp to ground 30 car jump. Faceplant next to the bike, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. Today is CycleJumpers.com's 18th anniversary! died after coming up short on a practice jump. Reckless Rex Phelps, motorcycle flip, pool edge crash, Oakland-Alameda County Honorable mention: When The first jumper to contact me after I launched the site was Lawrence Legend of Australia. several times in the 1970s, though he seems forgotten to most nowadays. This jump occurred on Today is the 5th anniversary of Eddie Braun and Scott Truax completing Evel's dream of jumping the Snake River Canyon with a skycycle! November 6, 2012 Happy Birthday Robbie Brasher! January 1, 2013 Happy New Year! 2. It's leap day! Mad Mike Hughes lost his life today (Feb. 22) during a rocket launch. June 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Dick Stone! This month's featured jumper is Canada's Chuck Kemp. stuffed head-on into a quad parked on the landing ramp, endo. January 1, 2012 Happy New Year! BONES BROKEN IN A CRASH. Today is the 13th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. 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). August 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is Fearless Frank Mackewich! December 1, 2011 December's featured jumper is Gene Sullivan! FUNNIEST CRASH. June 13, 2012 Big Ed Beckley's bio has been updated. Granted, a small percentage of motorcycle jumpers are women, but that by no means diminishes Debbie's accomplishments. This trailscarred molehill, by squatters rights a playbike area for several decades, has spawned some interesting talent. July 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Bubba Blackwell. Henry "Pitbull" Rife, 168 feet over mobile home. The 21-year-old earned her biggest exposure to date as she bettered Evel's indoor vehicular record. in Oklahoma. Room to spare. Gumm, 190' jump to nose-diving flatlander, clearing a 90' ramp gap and a 90' Eddie made the jump and the parachute worked. WORST The 8th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. December 13, 2012 Happy Birthday Debbie "The Flying Angel" Lawler! June 15, 2013 Happy Birthday Trigger Gumm! "The crowd expects to see a 300-pound woman with tattoos and a chain hanging out of her hip pocket," she said. Today we loss another great cycle jumper, Bob Duffey. Del Mar, California. Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of Mad Mike Hughes. VHS master converted to HD. Congratulations to Travis Pastrana for his successful jump of doing the world's first barge-to-barge backflip on the River Thames in London! Well marketed crashes don't take precedence over better crashes that are lesser As this average is only barely over $1200 a jump, you might call him the cut-rate jumper, compared to Eve!, who has pulled up to 10 Gees an appearance. 202' 8" jump onto the protective apron with a 220' ramp gap, landed in a 3 custom plates in head. rag doll, flipping a full 1-1/4 rotations before slapping to the ground at the 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. April 5, 2013 Happy Birthday Bob Peet (AKA Captain Stoopid) gap: approximately 5 feet. This is for the rider who accidentally kills or ", On the more obsessive-compulsive side, Debbie admitted, "Oh, I'm always taking showers. January 9, 2013 Happy Birthday Super Joe Reed! Joseph Warren Einhorn therefore took the most expeditious way out. Somehow I felt the bike wasnt getting up to speed fast enough. Police were there to block traffic, but since the jump A big happy birthday to cycle jumper, Gene Sullivan who turns 68 today! May 6, 2020 Very sad news, Ryan Capes passed away at the age of 40. Today is the 11th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. February 8, 2007 at a Hansens/Monster Energy Drinks/Lost Energy Drinks executive But it has to do with a Bonnevilletype streamliner and two ramps set up on the Utah flats at some absurd distance. Gary Davis, head first into dirt landing. May 27, 2021 Longtime Evel Knievel and daredevil fan passed away to day. New Check out Mercury Morgan on the latest episode of the Good Guys! July 24, 2012 Happy Birthday John "Mercury" Morgan! You can download the book from Amazon.com. April 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Robbie Knievel! WORST CRASH GOING LONG. July 28, 2012 Happy Birthday Danny Reed! ". May 28, 2013 The Jump Posters and Stunt Advertising section on the Special Features page is now live! Today is the 5th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. movie, "Rocketman: Mad Mike's Mission to Prove the Flat Earth" is now streaming on Amazon Prime. February 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is "Wild" Dave Whiting! has had a major update. Happy 68th Birthday Jim "The Flying Irishman" McDermott! John Holland, January 1, 1900 to December 31, 1999 Nominees: Doug Danger, long, stuff into concrete wall, Hudson Speedway, Hudson, NH, 1985. Make sure to check out Stuntman on Disney+. Risky Rick's page has been updated with a. Bruceton Mills, WV, August 1974. The fans bound en masse over the fences to carry off their savior. Anybody remember Super Joe Einhorn? Super Joe Einhorn, Matt MacDuff, Debbie Evans, Dar Robinson, Bubba Blackwell, Joey . The movie won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. ", Television could sometimes be a distraction. In response to Ideal's successful Knievel toys, Kenner released the "Debbie Lawler Daredevil Jump Set," reasoning that girls would demand a line of stunt toys that they too could identify with. PERIOD CRASHES. Back in the seventies, I had a friend by the name of Super Joe Einhorn. I have some boyfriends, of course. butt on flat ground. She later became a high school cheerleader and even a professional model, but found those pursuits boring compared to motorcycle racing. Gary Wells wanted everyone to read this. May 20, 2013 Happy Birthday Wild Dave Whiting! He added Super to the front, dropped Einhorn, put it plus the claim worlds greatest stuntman on his calling card, and set about proving it. I seem to spend most of my time taking showers. Then, on February 3, 1974, ABC's Wide World of Sports was on hand at the Houston Astrodome to tape the National Championship Indoor Motorcycle Race, and Wide World also covered Debbie's jump. 4th fans which had protective frames around the rotors, then did a piledriver BEST Keep Ed in your prayers that he makes a speedy recovery! This month's featured jumper is the one and only King of the Daredevils. Motorcycle Jumping. July 15, 2013 Happy Birthday Donny Winn! 208.88.6.30 Trigger Gumm, 190' jump to nose-diving flatlander, clearing a 90' ramp gap and a 90' long, 18 foot tall dirt landing ramp. the quad rider parked on Pepper Porter's landing ramp, expecting to get out of The crash that looks funny, clumsy, or with the funniest The world premiere of Stuntman at the 2018 LA Film Festival. Coliseum, Oakland, CA, October 1987. This month's homepage celebrates the 20h Anniversary of Cyclejumpers.com! May 4, 2013 Dick "Red Devil" Stone passed away today. January 6, 2012 Big Ed Beckley crashed tonight while practicing his comeback jump. February 2007: Trigger January 23, 2012 Local Cycle Jumper Will Wicken makes his jump here! Big Ed is home and is recovering. After three or four wave-offs, the crowd is ready to run you out of town. This month's jumper is new to Cyclejumpers it's. and either lands too far down the landing ramp or he flatlands. Performance & security by Cloudflare. ground, Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, February 8, 1997. for entertainment purposes, not as a legitimate record-breaking category. This month's featured jumper is Eddie Braun! You are polarized by Evels arrogance. or Super Joe. Happy birthday Ted! Today is the 6th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. The most astounding crash of the quarterly period January 1 to March 31, or June 9, 2012 Congratulations Bubba! A Big Happy Birthday to the oldest active Cycle Jumper, Gene Sullivan who turns 66 today! An outfit called Motor Sports International declared her feat the "World Record for Motorcycle Distance Jumping -- Female.". Plain. A memorial cruise will take place March 11th at 9 AM at the Walmart on Valley Drive in Las Cruces. Big Ed Beckley crashed tonight while practicing his comeback jump. While Scalzo was merely stating the obvious, also revealed a Debbie previously unknown to her public: her favorite food was fried chicken, and she was an expert water skier and aspiring actress. Today is the 14th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. Debbie Lawler was the most prolific female motorcyle jumper of the 1970s, if not of all-time. You can download the book from Amazon.com. It's like flying over the highest mountains." Be a part of history. the year 2000 to the year 2010, not from 2002 to 2012. So this month's homepage pays tribute to Evel's Skycycles the X-1 and the X-2. January 23, 2013 Gene Sullivan's section has been updated with photos from one of his jumps in Ohio back in 1980. BEST ENDO. Police were there to block traffic, but since the jump MOST crashing ability can win this award. Never forget. Joe Reed, short jumping 4 wind fans (approximate rotor Happy Good Friday! Evel Knievel and Debbie Lawler will be featured on this History Channel program. FASTEST Happy New Year! The crowd started booing me. December 31, 1967. We have three daredevil's jumping Harleys! ", To wit: "Love is a beautiful thing that comes on wings/ But leaves with tears/ But memory of love is an ever-burning ember. Surprised everyone with an unannounced Happy Independence Day! 10/9c Wisely, Gill figures to retire when he's 30. broke wrist and stuffed concrete wall, Hudson Speedway, Hudson, NH. [18], Einhorn founded Fancy in 2009. Then, on February 3, 1974, ABC's Wide World of Sports was on hand at the Houston Astrodome to tape the National Championship Indoor Motorcycle Race, and Wide World also covered Debbie's jump. Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, August 1974, Current quad record holder: The jump will probably be aired on television a week (unconfirmed) after it happens. Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Mad Mike Hughes. Evel missed ramp to the right, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1, 1980. 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. September 6, 2012 Leaping Lee Sobol jumps again!! This month's featured jumper is the World's Greatest Toy! blown off course in mid-air to flatlander, Mesquite, NV, March 10, 1996. Massive head shot onto Renthals, broke his back again, crushed 3 Get it? Luckily, he didn't get run over. This is for get-offs that are planned in advance. long, 18 foot tall dirt landing ramp. Happy birthday Ed! Good news! 22 car jump that took place on July 4, 2001. This stunt was photo graphed at Puyallup, Washington. Dirt landing ramp 32' tall, 120' long with a 20' protective apron. Originally we were going to have three different jumps, but Big Ed Beckley's jump was rained out. April 1 to June 30, or July 1 to September 30, or October 1 to December 31. short, 30 Rolls Royce jump, Elstree, England, July 8, 1979. Looking forward to jumping again. ramp deck broke, which caused the front wheel to slap down hard and fail This is for the rider who has paid the highest Gary Wells, missed ramp to side, Caesars Palace, September 1, 1980. ITEM FOUR, make impossible plans. [11] Einhorn has also been a personal user and supporter of Google Glass, leading to his company's Google Glass app that suggests items based on colors the user is looking at. car jump, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Naturally, when you mess around that way with your buddies at lunch, the shows got to improve or it gets stale. Shon Wolfe, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. ", Debbie didn't like the competition either. best or most astounding crashes. Granted, a small percentage of motorcycle jumpers are women, but that by no means diminishes Debbie's accomplishments. depression in a nose dive and crossed up, swap to highside, head shot, broke two Everybody thought he was being quite dramatic when he made six passes at the ramp and waved off. 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). This jump occurred on WORST FLATLANDER. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. June 22, 2013 Happy Birthday Eddie Kidd! [1] [2] [3] Fancy describes itself as "part store, blog, magazine and wish list," and Einhorn has said that it seeks to redefine the shopping experience. The jump will be at 750 Long Pond, Rochester, NY 14612. "The first time I jumped, over at Tucson, I'd brought a portable TV along with me," said Debbie. This is for the rider who crashes like a rag The most astounding crash in a 10 year period. [7], Einhorn was born in New York City, NY, and turned 30 years old in 2012. Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013 Verified Purchase Read more Evel Knievel started it all and as long as he is around, that's it. You believe Joe when he says he wants to be a better jumper than anyone else. Seth Enslow, triple clamps break, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999.
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