On September 8th 1974 American daredevil Evel Knievel strapped himself onto a rocket and tried to "jump" the Snake River canyon. As we all know his parachute popped open during liftoff and he ended up crashing down into the floor of the canyon.
I was an old Evel fan when I was a kid. I had all the toys and comic books and I loved to watch him jump. I've introduced my son to the world of Evel and he likes it too. Incidentally Evel's longest jump (184 feet) is now considered by modern cycle jumpers as a "starter point". Of course nowadays jumpers are smart enough to use lighter motorcycles with better suspension, they now land on dirt instead of concrete, and they wear padding.
What I'd like to ask, is what if Evel HAD made the Snake River canyon jump and somehow successfully landed the skycycle on the other side? Would competitors tried to beat it? Would he even be a bigger star?