A motorcycle jump on the brink of ’09
Those seeking an even hotter spectacle may want to drop by New Year’s Eve. That’s the night motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel is preparing to jump more than 200 feet across the lagoon as the jets shoot fire and water skyward. Fox TV will broadcast the event live, beginning at 8 p.m., with the jump scheduled for 9 p.m. Knievel is expected to travel 100 mph during the feat, which is to begin on hotel property and end on the Strip.
The stunt will take place 41 years to the day after Robbie’s father, Evel Knievel, was seriously injured when he lost control of his bike during a jump over the fountains at Caesars Palace, next door to the Mirage.
-- Jay Jones
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