The Art of Speed: Bert Shepard's Amazing Flat Track Images #2
by Bert Shepard
Friday, December 8, 2023
Here is a link to the first ten.
Bert Shepherd(4/10)
Next we move away from the dirt to an amusement park in Ohio--Kings Island. Evel Knievel had just successfully jumped his re-worked XR 750 over 14 Greyhound busses to the enjoyment of the 25,00 in attendance. Knievel's bike builder, Roger Reiman, and ABC commentator Frank Gifford congratulate the daredevil. The Kings Island leap was one of Wide World of Sports highest rated events of all time; with a 22.3 rating and 52 percent share it meant over half of the TV audience was watching Evel.
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