Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell is an American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder who is sponsored by and promoted by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Prior to his association with Harley-Davidson, Blackwell was sponsored by the now-defunct Buell Motorcycle Company (Buell was partnered with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles before becoming defunct in October, 2009). Blackwell is best known for breaking Evel Knievel's jump record for buses using a Harley-Davidson XR-750 flat-track racing motorcycle. Bubba Blackwell began his career on April 26, 1998, when he jumped 20 cars in Everett, Massachusetts, breaking the 19 car record held by Evel Knievel. The following year, on
2014–15 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Vikersund) stood since February 2011. On 14 February, Peter Prevc set the new mark with 250 m (820 ft) in Vikersund, Norway. His achievement was beaten the next day by Anders Fannemel from Norway with 251.5 m (825 ft), which is the current record. Earlier that day, Dimitry Vassiliev from Russia fell at longest ever 254 m (833 ft) jump in qualifying round, but since a proper landing is required for the jump to be valid, his jump does not count as a record. Peter Prevc and Jurij Tepeš became the sixth and seventh man in ski jumping history to