It was just a real , REAL bad idea from the start

[BigDad]

I found these pics on line and remembered the story , Tim mcvay took them

It was about 1979-80 or so ( the chevettes are new? ) local Sioux Falls , South Dakota "stunt" man ..

TRIED to jump like 40 Chevettes ? I beleive the idea was fro the chute to pull him off the bike and float safely to the ground while the bike made the distance to complete his contract ?

Here is the good part, he made a deal with the sales mgr of Frank Stinson Chevrolet to borrow the cars, and they were not covered under insurance !

Here is "Jumpin John Holland" :

[BigDad]

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The "stunt" bike ..

[BigDad]

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And ...... HE IS OFF !!

[BigDad]

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It was about here when I turned to my friend and said, this isn't going to end well ..

[BigDad]

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Gonna be ...just a bit short

[BigDad]

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Most of the damage here is from his body cartwheeling between the cars .. horrible

[BigDad]

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He had countless broken bones, cuts, etc. .. but, believe it or not ? He lived ..

[squirrel]

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Looks like mostly new ones, a few olders ones mixed in for fun. 79 and older had metal bumpers, no chin spoiler, 80 up had plastic bumpers and the spoiler. the cars with front tags look like used cars, the rest are new.

Neat pics, thanks!

[BigDad]

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Then a few years later ..

He was to jump a gravel pit just north of Sioux Falls with a snowmobile using the same method, he felt he had figured it out ?

Whaaaaatttt ? really ..

Last minute, he found a moment of sanity and backed out , some drunk fro mthe crowd had just enough beer so he said
I'LL GO !!! ..

WELLLLLLL, It did work better, chute pulled the guy off about 100 feet in the air, he landed so hard he broke both legs

:D

people are crazy

[ghustler]

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The bike even had a "budlight" sticker on it, what could go wrong?
I just saw a shuvette plowing thru 6 inches of snow yesterday, it looked brand new!

[malc]

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Great chute attaching method.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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look a "motorbike"

[Barry Donovan]

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Looks like mostly new ones, a few olders ones mixed in for fun. 79 and older had metal bumpers, no chin spoiler, 80 up had plastic bumpers and the spoiler. the cars with front tags look like used cars, the rest are new.

Neat pics, thanks!

I was going to mention the years a bit off. I owned an 81, it looked nothing like these in photo.

[Junk Whisperer]

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Bad 'idea'? The organisers of this event,should be shot. Did ANYBODY back then take notice as to HOW CLOSE those Telephone Poles were to the 'jump zone'? That Trailer didin't even have a 'real' incline(or 'pitch'...)to it...no wonder He didin't get much 'air' :P! Seems the whole setup was just placed on the far side of the Lot,near those Poles. ~J/W.

[Brian Lohnes]

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Ok, I missed the 1970's, but from all the stuff I have seen and read, it seems like the decade was chocked full of lunatics attempting crap like this.

Maybe not tomorrow, but this thread and those photos WILL be on the blog.