Via Digg: Daredevil Gregg Godfrey set a new world record by jumping his semi truck 166 feet during Butte, Montana’s Evel Knievel Days, obliterating the previous record of 62 feet.
Via Digg: Daredevil Gregg Godfrey set a new world record by jumping his semi truck 166 feet during Butte, Montana’s Evel Knievel Days, obliterating the previous record of 62 feet.
The jump was cool, but the tension regarding how long it was going to take him to stop was even better, IMO. Things almost got really bad for that building.
That blown right steering tire almost got him. He should have used 20,000lb rated instead of 12,000 lbs tires. I'm guessing the previous record was held by The Blue Mule from the film White Line Fever?