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 Continental Cup 2018–19 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup The 2018/19 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup is the 28th in a row (26th official) Continental Cup winter season in ski jumping for men and the 15th for ladies. This is also the 17th summer continental cup season for men and 11th for ladies. Other competitive circuits this season include the World Cup, Grand Prix, FIS Cup, FIS Race and Alpen Cup. All 21 locations hosting continental cup events in summer (8 for men / 1 for ladies) and in winter (14 for men / 4 for ladies) this season. Last two seasons of