Evel Knievel 1972. On January 7 and 8, 1971, Knievel set the record by selling over 100,000 tickets to back-to-back performances at the Houston Astrodome. On February 28, he set a new world record by jumping 19 cars with his Harley-Davidson XR-750 at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. The 19-car jump was filmed for the movie "Evel Knievel." Knievel held the record for 27 years until Bubba Blackwell jumped 20 cars in 1998 with an XR-750. In 2015, Doug Danger surpassed that number with 22 cars, accomplishing this feat on Evel Knievel's actual vintage 1972 Harley-Davidson XR-750. On May 10,
1998–99 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 1998–99 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The 1998/99 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 20th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 9th official World Cup season in ski flying. It began in Lillehammer, Norway on 28 November 1998 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 21 March 1999 The individual World Cup was won by Martin Schmitt and Nations Cup by Japan. Lower competitive circuits this season included the Grand Prix and Continental Cup. All 19 locations which have been hosting world cup events for men this season. Oberstdorf hosted world cup events on large hill for two