LOXLEY, ALABAMA (August 11, 2008) Motorcyle jumper
and world-record setting stunt artist Bubba Blackwell
made it official today with his announcement to
attempt an unheard of jump of forty-two cars in an
event scheduled to be held at Deep South Speedway on
Saturday October 4th. Blackwell, known across the
nation as ‘The American DareDevil’ made his intentions
known in front of gathered media members and
television cameras during a special called press
conference today in Mobile.
When asked about the chosen number of cars, Blackwell
pointed out that everything has a specific reason in
the upcoming record-breaking attempted.
‘I’ll celebrate my 42nd birthday on October 4th and
the numbers just all seem to add up to what the fans
will see in my jump,’ said Blackwell at the media
event held at Mobile Bay Harley-Davidson on Monday.
‘I’ve broken forty-two bones in my body in my career;
and I set a prior record of twenty cars in the past.
My bad crash happened as I tried to jump twenty-two
cars, so adding those two jumps together my intent is
to give all the folks in my home region something to
really remember - a forty-two car jump in style.’
Blackwell, who hails from Bon Secour, Alabama, has
pushed the envelope in the past with his numerous
record jumps, but vows this is a whole new game.
‘I’ll be doing this jump in an effort to set a mark in
history that no one will be able to equal. I’ll be
aboard a true American-made Harley-Davidson, my XR-750
so this is not an act on some little dirt bike. It’s
the real deal and it will happen on Saturday night
October 4th right here in Lower Alabama at Deep South
Speedway.’
Complete event details and ticketing information will
be available on the official web site of Deep South
Speedway, www.deepsouthspeedway.com and at
www.bubbablackwell.com.
‘You will not want to miss this night,’ concluded
Blackwell as he addressed the media. ‘This is gonna be
a career night and best of all, I’m gonna celebrate
this feat with family and friends from right here in
the Baldwin County area where I grew up. It will
certainly be a night that will be remebered for a long
time.’
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