Evel Knievel Has Made His Last Jump
Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:06 pm
Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:50 pm
He sure was - too bad he didn't get another shot at the Snake River jump. I remember years ago he wanted to try a really different stunt - jumping out of a B-50 (Yes, a B-50 - why that one? Who knows, maybe he meant a B-52?) without a parachute and landing in a haystack 
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:50 am
I saw a few minutes of a documentary with Evel this afternoon. He made a statement that sums up the feelings of anyone with a "Type A" personality. I'm paraphrasing his actual quote--"I can't stomach sitting there watching someone else in the arena." That little sentence sums up why I can't watch a motocross race eighteen years after I put my helmet in the bag for the last time.
Amen and Godspeed, Evel
Scott
Amen and Godspeed, Evel
Scott
Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:46 pm
Guess I gotta say he was a hero to me also.
I ended up with many a bruise and scars from trying to be like Evel.
I ended up in motocross because of him and jumped a few "things" in his honor over the years.
Wish I still had that "no fear" in me sometimes.
I ended up with many a bruise and scars from trying to be like Evel.
I ended up in motocross because of him and jumped a few "things" in his honor over the years.
Wish I still had that "no fear" in me sometimes.
Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:54 am
Knievel was laid to rest yesturday in his home town (Butte Montana). Here's a links to one of his most spectacular jumps and crash landings...
http://www.youtube.com/v/tAJJsbGER5k&rel=1
http://www.youtube.com/v/tAJJsbGER5k&rel=1