Location: Elstree, EnglandDate: October 7th, 1979 The Final Stunt In 1979, Robin Winter-Smith decided to attempt his most ambitious and dangerous stunt yet: to jump over 30 Rolls-Royce cars, a symbol of luxury and prestige, and set a new world distance motorcycle jump record of 212 feet.
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This jump took place at the Elstree Air Show. Winter-Smith set his record while performing with his daredevil team, "The Magnificent 7". The previous official record at that time was a 23 car jump held by another Brit, Eddie Kidd. At this jump, Robin landed his Suzuki on the grass at more that 70 mph which made for a very hard landing. On October 7, 1979 famous British daredevil Robin Winter-Smith attempted to set a world distance motorcycle jump record of 212 feet in Elstree, England. It would be his final motorcycle jump as the daredevil attempted to said over 30 Rolls-Royces. 1979 - The leap of death: Thousands watched on Sunday as 29 year old Robin Winter Smith was flung from his motorbike after trying to leap over 30 Rolls-Royces. The stunt ace was aiming for the world motorcycle long jump record. He almost made it but his machine hit the end of the landing ramp and fell back on the last Rolls Royce. (10 Jul 1979) Motor cycle stunt rider, Robin Winter Smith dies afterin a crash attempting a motor cycle stunt record, to jump a line of Rolls Royce cars, at.
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Stock Photo - 1979 - The leap of death: Thousands watched on Sunday as 29 year old Robin Winter Smith was flung from his motorbike after trying to leap over 30 Rolls-Royces. The stunt ace was aiming for the world motorcycle long jump record. He almost made it but his machine hit the end of the landing ramp and fell back on the last Rolls Royce. On October 7, 1979 famous British daredevil Robin Winter-Smith attempted to set a world distance motorcycle jump record of 212 feet in Elstree, England. It would be his final motorcycle jump as the daredevil attempted to said over 30 Rolls-Royces. In the Summer of 1979, biker Robin Winter-Smith attempted a jump over 30 Rolls-Royces. World record try. A 212 foot jump in front of 10,000 fans at Elstree, England. But he didn't have enough speed. 29 year-old British daredevil Robin Winter-Smith dies attempting jump of 32 Rolls Royces (1979). Back-story in Comments. 139 1 Share Sort by: Best Add a Comment uncle-woody OP • 10 yr. ago Read about it here 18 Reply Share r/lastimages Join The last images ever taken. Postings here are the last known photographs or videos of a person.
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Apr. 17, 2012 - The leap of death: Thousands watched on Sunday as 29 year old Robin Winter Smith was flung from his motorbike after trying to leap over 30 Rolls-Royces. The stunt ace was aiming for the world motorcycle long jump record. He almost made it but his machine hit the end of the landing ramp and fell back on the last Rolls Royce. Robin Winter-Smith is killed during a stunt race in #1979 at Elstree.
Robin Winter-Smith. On October 7, 1979 famous British daredevil Robin Winter-Smith attempted to set a world distance motorcycle jump record of 212 feet in Elstree, England. It would be his final motorcycle jump as the daredevil attempted to said over 30 Rolls-Royces. An experienced motorcycle jumper, he started his career with the world-famous. He died on June 22, 2002. Pierce, Butter Cup - Butter Cup was shot and killed in a night club, after he bragged that he knew who killed a high profile person in Ontario, Canada. Pleso, Bob - died after he came up short attempting a ramp to ground jump over 30 cars, August 4, 1974.
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Bob Pleso and Robin Winter-Smith, and they both died trying. On April 16, 1972 in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000, Bob cleared the 60' deep, 152' wide Cajun Canyon (outside of New Orleans, Louisiana) becoming the first motorcycle daredevil to jump a canyon on a real motorcycle, a Suzuki 400. Robin Winter-Smith was a daredevil motorcycle jumper, a member of both the British Army Team "The White Helmets" and later "the Magnifice.
