Hometown "Stuntman" With a bad idea

[Big Dad]

I found these pics on line and remembered the story , Tim Mcvay took them

It was about 1980-81 or so ( the chevettes are new? ) local Sioux Falls , South Dakota "stunt" man ..

TRIED to jump like 40 Chevettes ? I believe the idea was for the chute to pull him off the bike and float safely to the ground while the bike made the distance to complete his contract ?

Here is the good part, he made a deal with the sales mgr of Frank Stinson Chevrolet to borrow the cars, and they were not covered under insurance !

Here is "Jumpin John Holland"

[Big Dad]

Here is the weapon of choice , notice the Duct tape

[jason07]

I assume we are waiting for more pics.... if not, this is the worst post of the year! and it's january 1st

[Big Dad]

And ... HE IS OFF !!


Believe the chute came out too early, although, I doubt it mattered ?

[Big Dad]

It was at about this point I turned to my friends and said, this is not going to end well

[Big Dad]

People really thought he could make it ? Not me.. he was doomed

[Big Dad]

Most of the damage seen here was his body cartwheeling over them ..serious

[Big Dad]

He had COUNTLESS broken bones, cuts, bruises..etc ..But, believe it not , the dumbass lived

[UserX]

Did he have a son?

[Big Dad]

Then a few years later ..

He was to jump a gravel pit just north of Sioux Falls with a snowmobile using the same method, he felt he had figured it out ?

Whaaaaatttt ? really ..

Last minute, he found a moment of sanity and backed out , some drunk from the crowd had just enough beer so he said
I'LL GO !!! ..

WELLLLLLL, It did work better, chute pulled the guy off about 100 feet in the air, he landed so hard he broke both legs



He is listed here a few times

http://www.johnnyairtime.com/crashing_records.htm

I last seen John in about 1994 ? he was at the Sioux Empire fair , selling vhs copies of his "stunts" out of a bus ..
and , for a fee you could go inside and see the blood stained suit he wore that day ..

I passed




I was told he ended up in prison for some other dumb thing , not sure if its true or not .. knowing him, it is .

[bwild]

Lol at the idea of jumping cars with a chute on your back!

[terminator03]

lol

[Sean88gt]

Can't believe he lived.

[JP135]

... believe it not , the dumbass lived

Seems like they always do.

[Darren M]

People really thought he could make it ? Not me.. he was doomed

I want that3 door Chevy!