S1 Ep73: The Stunt Too Crazy For Evel Knievel
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Stunt driving is full of fearless, borderline crazy people. Today on Past Gas, we’re talking about possibly the craziest stunt man of them all. A guy whose stunt was so reckless, even Evel Knievel took a pass. Ken Carter, aka the Mad Canadian, had a dream to jump a mile over a river, in a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental. What would you risk for glory? How dangerous is too dangerous? That and more as the guys explore one of the wildest stories we’ve ever told.
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| 1:39.1 | That voice he just heard getting high on life was stunt driver Ken Carter, also known |
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