A former mormon missionary who is now a Hollywood stunt man has reset the record for the worlds longest semi-truck jump with a 50.5 metre effort, obliterating his previous record of 15 metres.
Stunt driver Gregg Godfrey says he only meant to jump the nine tonne Freightliner for 42 metres rather than the recorded 50.
According to drive.com.au the 110km/h jump smashed a 31-metre effort by Australian stunt man Ash Nicols in 2013.
The world record breaking truck jump took place in Butte, Montana, the former home town of the late motorcycle stunt man Evel Knievel, at a three-day festival held in his honour.
The truck stunt took centre stage after Knievel’s youngest son Robbie was unable to complete a planned motorcycle jump after pleading guilty to a drink driving charge a few days before the festival. The organisers subsequently withdrew their support for his self-described ‘sober jump’.
