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News: Robbie Knievel plans jump at Kings Island

Posted at 1:53 PM EDT (1753 GMT)

Apr. 27th, 2008 -- Daredevil Robbie Knievel, son of Evel Knievel, plans to jump over 24 trucks at Kings Island May 24.

Knievel aims to jump over 24 Coke Zero trucks lined side by side. The feat would outdo his father, who jumped 14 Greyhound buses in 1975.

Knievel's jump, expected to be the last of his career, is at 7 p.m. and is free with park admission.

Read about it in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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Nitro Luvr Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 329 View Park/Ride Count	Why is this happening at Kings Island and not SF St Louis? Wouldn't it be better fitting for the Evel Knievel roller coaster? It would be a good tribute to his father. Yeah I know the stunt was originally done at Kings Island, but it just seems out of place with a coaster named after him a few hours away.
4/27/2008 3:25 PM
Carowinds 73-03 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 11081 View Park/Ride Count	Sounds exciting. I wonder how much Coke paid him to do this.
4/27/2008 7:29 PM
I love DW Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1911 View Park/Ride Count	^^That's what I thought when I read it...Why not Six Flags St. Louis. But if the stunt was originally done by his father at Kings Island it is more of a tribute to do it there I think. They could still have him show up to the opening of Six Flags St. Louis Evil Knievel opening though.
4/27/2008 7:48 PM
CHILLERLC1 Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7060 View Park/Ride Count	Since you guys mentioned Evel did it at Kings Island before this makes sense. Is the Coke contract up too? I love my Coke but I know how Cedar Fair is Pepsi hinged. I hope the son makes an appearance at SF St Louis this summer. Knowing the size of the Kings Islands parking lot it sure is long enough to attempt this.
4/27/2008 8:29 PM
Carowinds 73-03 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 11081 View Park/Ride Count	May 24th is a saturday. Are they going to have room for this stunt and have room for all the cars of people visiting? Thats of course if this stunt will be done in the parking lot.
4/28/2008 10:00 AM
Brian F Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2105 View Park/Ride Count	If he's going to do a jump at KI and an appearance at SFStL, that would require him being sober for two days this year, and I'm not sure Robbie can do that.
4/28/2008 11:10 AM

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