Here's one thing about Knievel I should say. His jumps weren't very far. They weren't very high. He didn't have much skill. His bikes were pigs, even for the time. He caught everyone when they were very naive about motorcycles in general, and jumping especially. But there was one thing he really, really worked on hard, and that was getting publicity. He made sure he went to the right people, got the right interviews, hustled up the publicity out of nothing. I think you should be on the front of Sports Illustrated. Some big publicist should be booking you for interviews in all the magazines, newspapers, TV talk shows, public appearances. That kind of thing is what you could really use to get that notoriety you deserve.
When it came to publicity, I was a failure, because I didn't care one bit about it. Don't be like me. That won't pay the bills. Getting famous and having everything that goes with it is a full-time job that doesn't seem to have much to do with motorcycle jumping, but you would sure benefit from that. There are thousands of reporters who would love to interview you. Somebody should be in your life sending you out there to pound the pavement to build you a publicity empire.
JA
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: The Reno Street Vibrations and breaking
: Jason Rennies 253ft record ramp to ramp.
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