[net.space] Truax, Evil Knevil

swift@reed.UUCP (Theodore Swift) (05/15/85)

>It is also true that he designed the rocket bike the Evil Knevil used in his
>attempt to jump the grand canyon. The attempt failed and Evil parachuted
>into the canyon.

I believe it was the Snake River Canyon in Idaho/Oregon that Knevil
tried to jump.  The Grand Canyon is a messload bigger in all three
dimensions.