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,
2005–06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Slovenia Notes: K-130 Willingen, Germany K-116 Lahti, Finland 2005–06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The 2005/06 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 27th World Cup season. It begun in Kuusamo, Finland on 26 November 2005 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 19 March 2006. The individual World Cup was won by Jakub Janda, Czech Republic. Lower competitive circuits this season included the Continental Cup and Grand Prix. Notes: Notes: K-125 Harrachov, Czech Republic Notes: K-125 Engelberg, Switzerland K-120 Oberstdorf, Germany K-115 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany K-120 Innsbruck, Austria K-125 Bischofshofen, Austria Notes: K-120 Zakopane, Poland K-130 Willingen, Germany K-116 Lahti, Finland