May 26th, 2008
While Michel Fournier waited to attempt his 25-mile plunge to a Saskatchewan prairie, another daredevil jumped 24 delivery trucks near Cincinnati. From the AP:
Knievel, 46, had said he would need to be going 95 miles per hour at take off for the 200-foot jump, which began from a three-story tall ramp and was completed amid wild cheers, booming explosions and shooting flames at Kings Island amusement park near Cincinnati.