MOTORCYCLE JUMPING OVER CARS WORLD RECORDS
CARS. Standard cars are not less than 5 feet wide. Length varies, but the car must be homologated, which means that the car must be made in plentiful quantities and publicly available through dealership networks and cannot be an off-brand that is unavailable in the United States or throughout Europe.
a. SIDE BY SIDE. This record is for the greatest number of cars (parked side by side in one row) jumped by a motorcycle. The jumper must clear all the cars. The cars must all fit in the ramp gap and cannot be placed under the landing ramp or under the launch ramp.
Current record holder: Doug Danger, 38 Chevrolet Cavalier cars, June 22, 1991.
Current quad record: Matt "Kangaroo Kid" Coulter, 14 Honda CRVs.
Current snowmobile record: Todd Blaeser, 10 cars, February 1993 on Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, riding a 1993 Arctic Cat 700.
Current women's record holder: Debbie "The Flying Angel" Lawler, 16 cars.
Current blindfolded record holder: Lawrence Legend, 11 cars.
Current record holder jumping backwards: Roger Riddell jumped 7 cars on a Honda 650 in Franklin, Indiana, May 1987.
Current record riding double: Joe Byars and Danny Reed, 10 cars.
Current record with a dog: Reckless Rex Phelps and his dog Tonka, 14 cars.
b. LENGTHWISE. This record is for the greatest number of cars parked end to end and jumped by a motorcycle. The jumper must clear all the cars. All the cars must fit in the ramp gap and cannot be placed under the landing ramp or under the launch ramp.
Current motorcycle record holder: Robbie Knievel, 10 Indy Light Cars, 2001 Indy Northern Lights race, Texas Motor Speedway, October 6, 2001.
Note: these cars are not homologated. Indy Cars are no shorter than 192 inches, no longer than 196 inches.
Previous quad record holder: Todd Seeley, 5 cars.
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