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,
2018–19 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup enough to perform at the Ski Flying event and not one World Cup point anymore. Also all qualification rounds will awarded with 3,000 CHF and Ski Flying qualifications with 5,000 CHF from this season on. Lower competitive circuits this season include the Grand Prix, Continental Cup, FIS Cup, FIS Race and Alpen Cup. All 26 locations hosting world cup events for men (19) and ladies (14) in this season. 2018–19 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The 2018–19 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the 40th World Cup season in ski jumping for men, the 22nd official World Cup season in