1. Doug Danger is an American motorcycle jumping world record holder and stunt performer and Stage 4 cancer survivor who lives in Oak Hill, Florida.
16 Facts About Doug Danger
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Doug Danger broke Evel Knievel's jump record over cars at The Legendary Buffalo Chip, Sturgis 75th Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis, South Dakota in 2015.
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On his motorcycle, Doug Danger has jumped a jumbo jet from wingtip to wingtip, over school buses, tractor-trailers, cars, as well as through fire.
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Doug Danger is sponsored by Vanson Leathers, Bell Helmets, and Mustang Seats.
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However, as a young man, Doug Danger saw Evel Knievel jump over 13 Mack trucks on ABC's Wide World of Sports in 1974.
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Doug Danger aimed to follow in Knievel's footsteps by jumping his bicycle over his neighborhood friends when he was 11, and shortly after received his first motorcycle from his stepfather.
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When Doug Danger was five and living with his parents in Las Vegas, Doug Danger first saw Knievel jump live over the fountains at Caesar's Palace.
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Twelve years later, Doug Danger made his first public motorcycle jump, over 10 cars, in Palmer.
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Doug Danger began his motorcycle stunt career in 1979 when he jumped 10 cars in Palmer.
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In 1990, Doug Danger earned another American record, this one for 250cc bikes, by jumping 25 cars at a total of 181 feet at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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In 1991, Doug Danger set a World Record for a 251-foot motorcycle jump over 42 cars in Loudon, New Hampshire.
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Doug Danger partnered in the venture which ran from 1997 through 2003, with legendary stuntman Tim Chitwood.
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One of the first jumps Doug Danger made after his accident was on October 10,1999: he jumped over 18 tractor-trailers at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, setting another World Record and breaking the one previously held by Robbie Knievel of 17 semi-trucks.
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On March 18,2000, Doug Danger jumped an L-1011 Jumbo Jet wing tip-to-wing tip, a stunt that was filmed for the "I Dare You" television show.
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Doug Danger did a couple of stunts in May 2001 at Thompson Speedway, Connecticut, one involving a Honda CR500 motorcycle jumping 120 feet across three school buses lined up ended to end, and the other using a 1987 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster weighing over 500 pounds to jump over 10 cars.
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Doug Danger began a motivational speaking career in 2012 that continues.