Bubba Blackwell Makes Jump

By WKRG Staff
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Motorcycle daredevil successfully jumps 52 cars at local racetrack. See the jump here. Bubba Blackwell Makes Jump
Published: Sat, October 04, 2008 - 10:18 pm Last Updated: Sat, October 04, 2008 - 10:20 pm
It took 3 practice runs, but motorcycle daredevil Bubba Blackwell managed to launch his motorcycle over 52 cars art Deep South Speedway in Loxley Saturday night.
Blackwell originally said he would jump 42 cars to celebrate his 42nd birthday, but later upped the ante to 52 cars, saying he wanted to beat a world record set by his boyhood idol Evel Knievel.
Blackwell made 3 apparent practice runs at the ramp, each time veering off at the last second.
On the fourth try, he hit the takeoff ramp and successfully made the jump.


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pamdlee

Sounds like to me nothing could have made you happy last night.  As for us smokers having a designated spot to smoke, why don’t you and your family sit in your car next time. And as far as the jump goes, I bet Bubba has a bike and would love to see you try and do what he did last night.  But your right the best thing for you to do is never go back!!!!

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Never again will I go to the Deepsouth Speedway! I felt like I was in a bar with all of the cigarette smoke. NO ONE had respect or consideration for those of us who don’t smoke and don’t want our kids to breathe the smoke. Even the employees or Deepsouth Speedway staff was smoking among children and the crowd. Even after multiple comments, the people around us continued to smoke one after another. Designate a smoking area and let those people breathe all of the smoke they want to but please respect those of us who don’t want to smell or breathe the mess. My family and my sisters family left early due to the environment. It sould have been an enjoyable event but again, it was ruined by smokers! And about the jump… I think it was plyed up way too much. It was a good jump but I felt that he was definitely no Evel Knievel! He done his job to entertain… The smallest pile of 52 cars that I had ever seen with some of them being under the landing ramp. Did those count?

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Bubba jump put on a good show. Had a great turnout for the event. It would be nice to have that new track in that area instead of Prichard. Would probably well on it’s way to completion instead of being tied up in e.p.a. red tape.

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