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October 8, 2015 07:03 pm GMT
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Semi truck smashes world record with astonishing 166-foot jump
When you go to make a world-record jump in a semi truck, you hope not to underestimate the speed required to make the jump, which sometimes leads to over-shooting the thing altogether
That's exactly what happened to Gregg Godfrey when he attempted a 140-foot world-record jump at the annual Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana, several weeks ago.
Shown in the video above, Godfrey did well over his 140-foot goal. In fact, he sailed 166 feet — smashing the previous 62-foot record — before coming to a jarring landing in the Montana soil Read more...
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