TWIN
FALLS, Idaho, July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Admirers of legendary motorcycle daredevil
Evel Knievel will gather in
Twin Falls, ID, on Sunday, Sept. 1 – Labor Day – to celebrate the
50th anniversary of his 1974 attempt to ride a rocket
across the Snake River Canyon.
Knievel chose the Idaho
location after federal officials refused to let him attempt to jump
the Grand Canyon. He almost made it across the gorge, but a
parachute opened prematurely, and winds pulled him back into the
canyon, where he barely escaped drowning in the river.
The "Return To Snake River" event will feature a motorcycle
parade led by legendary present-day motorcycle stunt performer
Robbie "Maddo" Maddison. The Australian champion broke the world
motorcycle jumping record in 2007, on the 40th
anniversary of Evel Knievel's jump
over the fountains at Caesar's Palace, and later successfully
surfed a motorbike on a wave in Tahiti.
The parade will begin near the Perrine Bridge, which features a
monument to Knievel and his wild ride on the steam-powered
Skycycle. It will end downtown on Main Street, where Koto Brewing
will offer "Evel Knievel Imperial"
beer.
Members of the Knievel family will be present, including Evel's
son Kelly, and singer Krysten
Knievel, daughter of Evel's son Kaptain Robbie Knievel,
along with her Knievel Daredevil Band.
Visitors will be able to see the actual Skycycle X-2 that Evel
piloted over – and into – the canyon half a century ago. They can
also stand on the canyon-rim ramp from which Evel's rocket blasted
into nearly half a mile of empty air.
Robert "Evel" Knievel (1938-2007) learned early in his career as
a motorcycle daredevil that spectacular stunts and crashes only
added to his fame and drew larger crowds. He crashed 13 times in
175 jumps over everything from buses and lions to sharks, and held
the Guinness world record for the most broken bones: 35 multiple
fractures requiring countless hospital stays and 15 major
surgeries.
Young people today are fascinated by Evel as the fearless
"Godfather of Extreme Sports" who blazed the way for their
motorcycle stunts, skateboarding, BMX Freestyle, rock climbing,
surfing, wingsuit flying, and other action adventures. Knievel's
customized motorcycles, star-spangled leather jumpsuit, cape, and
boots are in the Smithsonian Institution.
More information is at https://www.EvelKnievel.com/ and
https://AAPR.com/knievel/.
Press contact:
Alexander Auerbach
Auerbach & Co. Public Relations
380059@email4pr.com
818-522-1640
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