[dayglored]

> braking and sideways...yet flew 200 feet in the air ? is that possible ?

And don't forget, hit an oak tree 15 feet off the ground at the end of that 200 foot-long flight.

He must have been going at an unbelievable rate of speed, plus the runway was elevated somewhat above the surrounding ground.

No, that 200 feet isn't altitude. It's distance.

[stylin19a]

I still don’t buy it.

a car is what, 6 feet wide ? 200 feet is approximately 30 cars.

Robbie Maddison of Australia made a motorcycle leap of 322 feet, 7 1/2 inches at the Rio Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas earlier this year and...
he meant to do it...and I'm guessing he wasn't braking. That distance almost doubled anything Knievel did.

This story makes me go hmmmm