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,
2014 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage) Cup Points were converted in Penalties for the Final Round. Results: 2014 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage) The 2014 FEI World Cup Finals in Lyon will held between April 17 to April 21, 2014. It will be the final of the Show jumping and Dressage World Cup series. This finals will be held in the Lyon Euroexpo. For the first time since 1987 Show Jumping World Cup Final will be held in France while Dressage World Cup Final hasn't been held in France since 1991. <br> <br> On April 19, 2014 (15:00) the Grand Prix was held.