Warbird Information Exchange

Yeah I know, but he was a character wasn't he...

http://www.evelknievel.com/

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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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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

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

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.

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

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