WORST January 9,2012 Happy Birthday Super Joe Reed! Now you see it, now you dont. [10], Einhorn is the owner of the comic book store Loot in Brooklyn, which opened in July 2019. June 9, 2012 Australia's Lawrence Legend stopped by Cycle Jumpers to check out this month's featured jumper. New Hampshire, June 1991. WV, 1974. ", Debbie began jumping in 1972 at fairs and speedways across the country, soon earning much more than she ever made as a model. PERIOD CRASHES. How quaint. 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. Evel Knievel, Caesars Palace, [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. Robbie Knievel, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 30, 1989. November 12, 2012 Happy Birthday Johnny "Wonder" Fogwell! Happy New Year and Happy New Decade! November 4, 2012 Happy Birthday Leeping Lee Sobol! Check the side bar for more details. Linkogle, December 9, hit in head with helicopter These are Of course, as with any past-their-prime celebrity, there's always the chance of a comeback. May 27, 2012 Happy 67th Birthday Jim "The Flying Irishman" McDermott! This month's featured cycle jumper is the U.K.'s. Today is. ", Television could sometimes be a distraction. July 24, 2013 Happy Birthday John "Mercury" Morgan! Today is the third anniversary of Dick "Red Devil" Stone's passing. This was the longest jump ever and you dont exactly practice something like this. We do get a lot of response from people who find it hard to imagine a small girl jumping cars on a motorcycle. August 14, 2012 Happy Birthday Matt "The Kangaroo Kid" Coulter! The CD is now available at, "Hell Drivers: America's Original Crash Test Dummies". She was also likely the basis for Tracey Butler (a.k.a. Trouble is, you have to keep making a show like that bigger, better and longer. This jump occurred on Falls, Yellow River, China, June 20, 1999. The Harley rider came up short and Today we look back at Bubba Blackwell's. Longest Jump Over Cars With Crash. January 6, 2012 Big Ed Beckley crashed tonight while practicing his comeback jump. Dirt landing ramp 32' tall, 120' long with a 20' protective apron. Today is the 6th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. Pepper Porter, jumped ramp to ramp and hit a quad broke wrist and stuffed concrete wall, Hudson Speedway, Hudson, NH. "What I'd really love to do is jump my bike over two destroyers," she explained. This DVD features Doug Danger, Lou "Rocket" Re, Rock Hauri and Crash Moreau. Rockabilly band Skinny Jim & the Number 9 Blacktops just re-released "Daredevil Action" CD, featuring the song "Bubba Blackwell! On March 31, 1973, at the Beeline Dragway in Phoenix, Debbie jumped her Suzuki 76 feet over a line of parked cars. bodily damage to themselves during a crash. GAP CRASH. To alleviate his boredom, he started doing trick stuff with his motorbike during lunch hour. hit a quad head-on that was parked 3/4 way down the landing ramp and centered on protective apron, head impacted ground, July 1998. e. CRASH OF THE CENTURY. Bob Gill, approx. One of the great jumpers is gone. The world premiere of Stuntman at the 2018 LA Film Festival. August 22, 2012 Big Ed Beckley has a brand new site! 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. (As I, too, have played on Richmond Hill, I know my turn is just around the corner.). The Somerset County . ", On the more obsessive-compulsive side, Debbie admitted, "Oh, I'm always taking showers. Today is the 13th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. Today is the second year anniversary of the passing of Gary Wells. 5. He graduated with a Bachelor's in History from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. at about 20 miles per hour. Today is Big Ed Beckley's birthday! Shon Wolfe, long, Superman to Faceplant, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA. August 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is Fearless Frank Mackewich! He has become a good friend and I have had the honor of meeting him a few times over these past 15 years. June 22, 2013 Happy Birthday Eddie Kidd! But his weekday gig was run-of-the-mill, a warehouseman. The single crash that results in the apron, endo. November 30, 2012 Today is the 5th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. Happy Birthday Bob Peet (Captain Stoopid)! ground, Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, February 8, 1997. Debbie Lawler was the most prolific female motorcyle jumper of the 1970s, if not of all-time. December 13, 2011 Happy Birthday Debbie Lawler! CRASH OF THE DECADE. This is for the rider who jumps too far Rip. Risky Rick's page has been updated with a. January 1, 1970 to December 31,1979 Nominees: Bob Gill, Appalachia lake 190 foot attempt, short, Today is th 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon jump in the X-2 Skycycle! 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. 1999: Flying Mike Brown, Dare the Devil: Directed by Joseph Reed. This month's featured jumper is. Today is the 1 year anniversary of the passing Cyclejumper Donny Winn. [6], In July 2019, Einhorn opened a comic book store called Loot. This will be Mercury's longest burning wall jump. April 5, 2013 Happy Birthday Bob Peet (AKA Captain Stoopid) [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. July 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is Jumpin' Jeff Schneider. "I needed someone who was pretty and looked like she had never been on a motorcycle before. landing ramp, Nashville, TN, Johnny Wonder, aka Johnny Fogwell, 218' jump to bottom of landing ramp. FUNNIEST CRASH. Bubba successfully jumped his XR-750 over two running helicopters today! 190' jump over Appalachia Lake, short, stuck, Bruceton Mill, The bike clipped the photog's arm on the way down, Gill crashed and spent 11 weeks in the hospital with ruptured spleen, broken pelvis and collapsed lungs. Happy 48th Anniversary of the Ceasars Palace jump! Some riders exhibit uncanny genius when minimizing Beale, 12 truck charity jump 190 foot flatlander, Donington Park, England, She was the third most-popular motorcycle jumper of her era, following Evel Knievel (of course) and Super Joe Einhorn. Congratulations Bubba! Corey Scott, step-up jump 70' high to net, bounced out and landed on flat Today is the 6th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. The daughter of motorcycle racing champ Ben Lawler, Debbie took her first ride on the handlebars of her dad's bike at age nine. RIP Mike. RIP Ken. Knievel, Caesars Palace, LV, NV 1968. Its a pleasure to be in your fair city once againand if I survive this afternoon, I hope in all sincerity that I mayblah, blah.. vertebrae, broke one, dislocated two. MOST He successfully jumped 10 Semi-Trucks this afternoon. Your IP: August 14, 1997. 10/9c, Check out Mercury Morgan on the latest episode of the. The 7th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. rag doll, flipping a full 1-1/4 rotations before slapping to the ground at the Happy New Year! This is for the rider who crashes intentionally during July 2006: Trigger Gumm, Since then he has broken his back (Sept. 26, 1971), having set the angle too steep on his ramp; and garnered a concussion, smashed ribs and broken left hand in a return shot inside the Cow Palace (Dec. 11, 1971), when he missed the landing ramp entirely and hit the stadium wall just beside the exit. [22] In February 2015, Fancy raised a $20 million Series D strategic funding round which was led by Mexico's Carlos Slim Domit and the CCC holding company. He was a little before my time, but I guess he was a counterpart of Knievel's. I read somewhere that before his accident he was scheduled to jump Niagara Falls on a rocket bike with a gyro blade attached to . Big motorcycle jumping day. Happy Birthday Debbie "The Flying Angel" Lawler! Essex, England, Reckless Rex Phelps, no protective apron, short, Today is the one year anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. Gumm, 190' jump to nose-diving flatlander, clearing a 90' ramp gap and a 90' 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. So December's jumper of the month is Evel in honor of his passing. He was a racer at the age of 16 and by 17, ranked fifth nationally in production racing. This month's featured daredevil is Jim Crash Moreau! October 6, 2012 Super Joe Reed was in Fullerton, California today signing autographs. Today is the 3rd anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. July 28, 2013 Happy Birthday Danny Reed! The Florida Flyer, as he calls himself, seems much busier than either Eve! Today is the 12th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. Big injuries. In this way, hes much better off than Evel Knievel, whose generation and ethic wont allow him to quit, leaving him only the alternatives of success, shame or madness. Seth Enslow, triple clamps break, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999. It's going to be a great year! Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. This is for the rider who goes over the bars. 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). 202' 8" jump onto the protective apron with a 220' ramp gap, landed in a Jul 29, 2009 (Edited by Moderator) I stumbled onto this vid on youtube the other day. Happy birthday Ed! April 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Robbie Knievel! side of quad dropped off left side of launch ramp, endo short, hit corner of He was 79. stuck in bank, John Holland, 50 car jump with parachute, short, "Crowdsourced shopping site Fancy attracts 36m in funding", "Check it out: Comic book lending library opens in Carroll Gardens", "Fancy.com Founder Launches Brooklyn's Newest Kid-Friendly Comic Shop", "Loot comic book store is a haven for budding artists", "Inside the comic book store that is inspiring the next generation of artists", "New Library-Like Comic Store Opens In Carroll Gardens: Report", "Kids Get to Create Their Own Superhero Stories at NYC's Newest Comic Book Store", "A Brooklyn comic store inspired by 'Fortnite' is delivering a new kind of experience for kids at a time when comic shops need to adapt to survive", "She's 8 Years Old. May 6, 2012 Happy Birthday Louis Re! Thanks for visiting, this site for the last two decades! Plain. History's Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning. September 1, 2013 This month's featured jumper is Todd Seeley! Like Chuck Conners famously said,"It takes a certain kind of cat to be a thrill seeker". Back in 2014 Gary was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hepatitis C. He almost died from this disease. Well marketed crashes don't take precedence over better crashes that are lesser And if your name was Joe Einhorn and you were in show business, youd consider changing it. Robin Winter-Smith, short, 30 Rolls Royce jump, Elstree, England, July 8, 1979. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Trigger Gumm, 190' jump to nose-diving flatlander, clearing a 90' ramp gap and a 90' long, 18 foot tall dirt landing ramp. Gary Wells wanted everyone to read this. They need $150,000 to be fully funded. catastrophically during jump-off with Gary Wells. The fans bound en masse over the fences to carry off their savior. But you know hell be smart enough to split when he cant be anymore. May 4, 2013 Dick "Red Devil" Stone passed away today. "I mean, the public won't be interested in seeing an old wrinkled lady jumping over cars. Evel Knievel protective apron lander, bars ripped from hands, endo, rag doll at Caesars Palace, Congratulations Mike! December 14, 2011 Happy Birthday Paul Sagehorn! Some Current record holder: RIP Kaptain. No pictures or information may be reproduced without our express written And his starting time. "I can't jump cars forever," she told People in 1974. Can't believe it's been a decade. Help Eddie Braun and Scott Truax. March 6, 2023 History's Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning. Want to know what a motorcycle daredevil does when he's not jumping? The clincher is that this coop is 60 feet long and. Brown, short on 151' ramp gap, 1999, Idaho, Bob Gill, lake jump, approximately 180', short, Today is the one year anniversary of the passing of Gary Wells. Fortunately, Super Joes generation will allow him to quit when the stakes get too big. Pics, Short videos and more. You know that you will not be around for either the Second Coming or Evels Last Jump. crashing ability can win this award. October 28, 2012 Happy 50th birthday Risky Rick! Eighteen months later, police found her partially mummified body in a trunk in Einhorn's closet. February 24, 2013 Today is Ken Mackow's birthday. OF THE QUARTER. WORST FLATLANDER. CRASH. The most astounding crash in a 10 year period. His bike went into an insane dance, flipping no [1] In 2004, he co-founded and served as CTO of Inform Technologies, LLC, which connected related content across online media and information companies. Knievels bad time, I recall, was in 1966, and at that time CYCLE WORLD used to receive plaintive letters from a near-broke dude who plied the county fairs and promised he was back on the road to recovery. for entertainment purposes, not as a legitimate record-breaking category. head-on that was parked on his landing ramp, broke the photographer's arm, Butch Laswell, 55' high to black top, Mesquite, NV, Corey Scott, step-up jump 70' high to net, bounced out, Shon Wolfe, long, Superman to Robbie Knievel, Happy 2014! Congratulations to Doug Danger for successfully jumping Evel Knievel's XR 750 over 22 cars today! July 15, 2012 Happy Birthday Donny Winn! burning furiously. Doing Good on FISM TV. Big Ed is home and is recovering. dirt road next to Mike Cinqmars' house near Apple Valley, California. Very sad news that Gary Wells passed away. In 1970 he won every race he entered, but was broke. missed ramp to the right, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1, 1980. She later became a high school cheerleader and even a professional model, but found those pursuits boring compared to motorcycle racing. You can download the book from Amazon.com. This month's featured jumper is Evel Knievel from 50 years ago! Butch Laswell, Bob Gill, longest jump over a lake blade, then did a piledriver into dirt landing ramp. will be jumping his bicycle over a helicopter, then through a burning wall atop his landing ramp. Del Mar, California. This month's featured jumper is "Flying" Mike Brown. Mathee, 10 truck jump, landing on 4th truck. Naturally, when you mess around that way with your buddies at lunch, the shows got to improve or it gets stale. We are now on Instagram. But boys find out what I do, that I jump a motorcycle over cars, and they don't like it at all. ", Indeed, Debbie's appearance was often a surprise to her audiences. For example, from July 24, 2012 Happy Birthday John "Mercury" Morgan! Many fans and friends as well as those he worked with have left tributes to Jesse Rooke following the news of his tragic death. January 1, 2021 Happy Birthday Bob Duffey! Granted, a small percentage of motorcycle jumpers are women, but that by no means diminishes Debbie's accomplishments. spectators broke wall and fell 14 feet, Caesars The whole thing sounds a little crazy but, as it turned out. Rag doll crashes don't win this category - street into live traffic. August's Jumper of the Month is Matt "The Kangaroo Kid" Coulter. Today is the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. Flying Mike Dizzy (so-nicknamed because of his wackiness when announcing at the stock car races) died, at age 71, on Tuesday, March 18. Evel Knievel started it all and as long as he is around, that's it. RIP Jess Dickerson. Make sure to check out Stuntman on Disney+. long, 18 foot tall dirt landing ramp. Motorcycle Jumping. That same year the FDA approved a new drug that cured his Hepatitis C and that saved his life. Congratulations to Mike Foster for his first cage match in Tampa, Florida on November 15! Today is the 7th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. stuffed head-on into a quad parked on the landing ramp, endo. The same emotions are in play when Super Joe jumps, but Joe is young (24) and a Capricorn (not noted for oratory), so he has not yet developed a spiel to tap these emotions. Never forget. skull above the right eye. Gary Over 5 million people in the US alone have Hepatitis C. Last month Mad Mike Hughes jumped his X-2 Sky Limo rocket to a distance of 1,373 feet on January 30, 2014. March 31, 2012 Happy Birthday Doug Danger! She also received her own chapter in the Joe Scalzo book Evel Knievel and Other Daredevils (Grosset and Dunlap, 1974). Hes 34 years old!. Surprised everyone with an unannounced Profuse bleeding. the ramp, November 17, 2001. First jump since he broke his back Then built two 1,500 lb thrust hydrogen peroxide rocket motors for it. was winged without warning they didn't get the chance to block any traffic. d. This month's featured jumper is a daredevil, wheelie king, cycle jumper emcee and jumping historian It's Daredevil Doug Klang! CRASH The result, recently broadcast on ABCs Wide World of Sports, was the best possible. Matt Coulter, 205 feet over paddlewheel steamboat in England, Honorable quad mention: Theres the Grand Canyon, folks. Thanks! This month's featured jumper is Jumpin' Jeff Schneider. Enter Charles Samples, former manager of Phoenix-based motorcycle jumpers Gary Davis and Rex Blackwell, a duo who comprised the "Astro Jumpers." apron, endo. OF THE MONTH. RIP Tyrone. I don't know much about this documentary, but since they are showing Gary Davis as Evel in their promos makes me a little nervous about how accurate it will be. March 1, 2012 This month's featured jumper is the late Ken Mackow. Happy Good Friday! February 13, 2012 Happy Birthday Norm Gray! Mr. Einhorn had been in prison for nearly 18 years when he died on April 3 in the State Correctional Institution Laurel Highlands in southwestern Pennsylvania. July 6, 2012 Today is Big Ed Beckley's birthday! The oldest artifacts on display in this exhibition include the seriously cool "Globe of Death" from . Super Joe. [12] He plans to host workshops on teaching kids how to write and draw their own comics in order to promote creativity and alternatives to video games at Loot. TIME Make plans to come out and see Mercury Morgan jump. April 8, 2012 Happy Easter! This page was last edited on 3 April 2023, at 13:26. This month's featured jumper is the one and only King of the Daredevils. Happy 68th Birthday Jim "The Flying Irishman" McDermott! It was 22 years ago today Cyclejumpers went online. The 11th anniversary of the passing of Ken Mackow. Robbie Debbie Lawler was the most prolific female motorcyle jumper of the 1970s, if not of all-time. This month's featured jumper is the Flying Irishman, Denny Edwards. Samples became Debbie's manager, teaching her how to jump and carefully crafting her girlish image. Front rim egged out, Pick up your copy today at Amazon.com. The jump will be at 750 Long Pond, Rochester, NY 14612. November 2001: Pepper Porter in Nashville, TN, November 17, landed, Knievel, 25 pickup truck attempt, short, landing on protective apron, And I don't like to compete against men anyway. This month we celebrate the Skycycle and counting down the days til the Evel Spirit launches on September 17! This trailscarred molehill, by squatters rights a playbike area for several decades, has spawned some interesting talent. October 20, 2012 Wednesday Oct 31st at 6 PM, Mercury Morgan will be jumping his bicycle over a helicopter, then through a burning wall atop his landing ramp. Shon Wolfe, long, Superman to Faceplant on dragstrip, Mesa Marin Raceway, South Dakota. May 7, 2012 Happy Birthday Robbie Knievel! Del Mar, California, Flying Mike June 17, 2021 Alex Harvill died after coming up short on a practice jump. It can save you life! Today is the 11th anniversary of Evel Knievel's passing. Here's you chance to get the new "Hell Drivers: America's Original Crash Test Dummies" DVD for your own daredevil collection. July 2001: Bubba Blackwell, jump over 22 cars at The crash that makes you wonder what was wrong with the jumper. It airs 10/9C. Del Mar near San Diego, California, July 4th. depression in a nose dive and crossed up, swap to highside, head shot, broke two The life of Dale Buggins has two distinctly different parts. He was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux. Joseph Einhorn is an entrepreneur and businessperson who is best known as the founder and CEO of the company Fancy, a social e-commerce platform. I guess they don't want to see me get splattered around. Gill, 26 years old, jumped a specially reinforced Suzuki 400 122 feet 7 inches, or 15 cars, at Twin Cities Dragway last January. The 21-year-old earned her biggest exposure to date as she bettered Evel's indoor vehicular record. June has become the Harley-Davidson jump month. June 9, 2012 Congratulations Bubba! Bubba He left the first jump March 1, 2013 Today is my son's 16th birthday and this month's featured jumper is "Big" Ed Beckley! 1900 to 2000. This month's featured cycle jumper is the Late Great. Some are subjective. RIP Ryan. In fact, "The Queen of the Motorcycle Jumpers" once broke one of Evel Knievel's inter-gender jumping records. To celebrate, we've added. Doug Danger, long, stuff into wall, Hudson Speedway, Hudson, NH, 1985. "All I can say is, I never wear a bra," she said, except one: "I won't jump without my lucky bra. Over 5 million people in the US alone have Hepatitis C. just re-released "Daredevil Action" CD, featuring the song "Bubba Blackwell! WORST CRASH COMING UP SHORT. It's Easter, my 23rd wedding anniversary and photos from the. The shapely (35-25-34) yet petite (five-foot-two, 106-pounds), blue-eyed blonde replied, "I like the feeling of freedom. Originally we were going to have three different jumps, but Big Ed Beckley's jump was rained out. Such a happy, bland demeanor could, however, kill Super Joes act before it ever got started. This is pretty much where the story ends, as about the only other thing I've heard since then was that she supposedly lives in the Southwest and owns a chain of restaurants. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. I will be more consistent this year with new updates and features. We do get a lot of response from people who find it hard to imagine a small girl jumping cars on a motorcycle." 1 is really No. IF SOMEONE told you his name was Joseph Einhorn, you wouldnt be impressed. low end of the landing ramp. This jump occurred in a silty grass field on July 22, 2006 at Buffalo Run Casino in
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