"NickMaronese" (NickMaronese)
12/06/2016 at 17:59 • Filed to: None
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"NickMaronese" (NickMaronese)
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Sometimes it’s easy to get bogged down in the monotony of car reviews, first drives and automotive industry news. But sometimes it’s just as easy to be busted out of that monotony.
My shot in the arm this month came from Brendan McAleer, one of the best automotive writers in Canada (North America? Well, Top Gear UK publishes him, too—) who has agreed to write for our website again!
To give you just a small taste, here’s
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In the late ’70s, the “Mad Canadian” began plotting what would have been the world’s greatest daredevil stunt, a mile-long jump across the St. Lawrence River in a rocket-propelled Lincoln.
“Later, Knievel admitted he personally would not attempt a jump this dangerous. This is from a man who jumps motorcycles over tanks filled with sharks,” writes McAleer.
Having Brendan back is great, but we’ve some other great content coming soon, too, and it’s all feeling like a great slump-buster. I’ll keep you apprised of the other stories we’ve lined up.
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> NickMaronese
12/07/2016 at 02:32 |
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i remember the ABC/the Late Show (D-generation) here in Australia showed a show about this guy. quite entertaining.
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> NickMaronese
12/07/2016 at 11:57 |
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Is there any videos of any of his rocket powered jumps? Kind of curious to see how high he went on his final jump. Sounds insane!
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NickMaronese
> Boosted2k - I Make Videos and Put Them on YouTube
12/07/2016 at 12:28 |
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Not that I found during my fact-checking or searching. Even photos of his fnal rocket car, a Firebird, aren’t plenty.