{"id":14724,"date":"2016-09-21T06:21:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.streetmachine.com.au\/news\/stuntman-eddie-braun-jumps-snake-river-canyon-evel-knievel-style"},"modified":"2023-08-15T00:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:40:25","slug":"stuntman-eddie-braun-jumps-snake-river-canyon-evel-knievel-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.streetmachine.com.au\/news\/stuntman-eddie-braun-jumps-snake-river-canyon-evel-knievel-style","title":{"rendered":"STUNTMAN EDDIE BRAUN JUMPS SNAKE RIVER CANYON EVEL KNIEVEL STYLE"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMERICAN stuntman Eddie Braun has completed what his idol Evel Knievel<\/a> famously failed to do back in 1974: jump nearly half a kilometre across Snake River Canyon in Idaho. While Evel\u2019s Skycycle X-2 rocket had the \u2019chutes deploy too early, causing it to land at the bottom of the canyon, Hollywood stuntman Braun has just pulled it off. Launching a steam-powered rocket \u2013 similar to the one Evel used \u2013 up to 400mph and 2000ft above the canyon, Eddie landed safely, finally realising the dream of his hero almost 42 years later to the day.<\/p>\n

The vehicle Eddie used is called Evel Spirit, a nod to the late stuntman, who Eddie, like many others who grew up in the 70s, idolised. It was built by Scott Truax, son of former US navy engineer Robert Truax, who built the Skycycle rocket that was supposed to send Evel Knievel over the canyon in \u201974. Eddie believes Knievel could have completed his stunt had the conditions been better, so his steam-powered rocket was built as an exact replica of his idol\u2019s, albeit with an updated parachute system. Eddie reckons the whole stunt cost around US$1.6 million.<\/p>\n