Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel Stuntman Motorcycle Daredevil
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The Snake River Jump
The stuntman waves to the crowd as he is loaded into a custom built "X-1 Skycycle" consisting of two rocket engines and a thin body. Knievel would attempt to pilot the craft over the chasm lining the Snake River, a distance of 3/4-mile.

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