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Pastrana Evel Knievel Jump. His name alone when spelled correctly generates. Evel Knievel Jump Travis Pastrana Recreates 3 of Them Including Caesars Palace Evel Knievel is the ultimate icon of motorcycle stunters. Travis Pastrana honored late daredevil Evel Knievel by breaking three of his jumping records on live TV Sunday Dressed in a Knievel-life costume Pastrana used an Indian Scout FTR750 to jump 143. We spend the day with Travis Pastrana as he practices for his iconic jumps in tribute to Evel Knievel.
Travis Pastrana succeeded in repeating three of Evel Knievels most famous motorcycle jumps on Sunday night. For his second jump Pastrana soared 192 feet to clear 16 buses compared with Knievels leap over 14 buses and 133 feet in October 1975 at Kings Island in Ohio. Coming out in traditional Evel Knievel fashion Pastrana paid tribute to the late daredevil by dressing in a full leather All-American look complete with a starred jumpsuit helmet and cape. Knievel wiped out on the landing and was hospitalized with multiple broken bones but Pastrana soared over the fountain and landed well down the landing ramp. Pastrana on July 8 in Las Vegas hopes to pay homage to that legacy while putting his name in the record books with three epic Evel-inspired jumps. The action sports legend leapt 52 crushed cars over 4358 metres 16 coaches over 5791 metres and the famous Caesars Palace fountain over 4541 metres in Las Vegas during a three-hour live TV event.
Some call Travis Pastrana The Modern Day Evel Knievel.
Travis Pastrana succeeded in repeating three of Evel Knievels most famous motorcycle jumps on Sunday night. Nearly five months before that. Pastranas third jump was a recreation of Knievels attempt to clear the fountain at Caesars Palace. Travis Pastrana has made history by completing three of Evel Knievels most iconic jumps. Evel Knievel Jump Travis Pastrana Recreates 3 of Them Including Caesars Palace Evel Knievel is the ultimate icon of motorcycle stunters. Travis Pastrana honored late daredevil Evel Knievel by breaking three of his jumping records on live TV Sunday Dressed in a Knievel-life costume Pastrana used an Indian Scout FTR750 to jump 143.