The Stunt Too Crazy For Evel Knievel - Past Gas #80

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Stunt driving is full of fearless, borderline crazy people. Today on Past Gas, we’re talking about possibly the craziest stunt man of them all. A guy whose stunt was so reckless, even Evel Knievel took a pass. Ken Carter, aka the Mad Canadian, had a dream to jump a mile over a river, in a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental. What would you risk for glory? How dangerous is too dangerous? That and more as the guys explore one of the wildest stories we’ve ever told.
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[@AndyGeesGarage]

I was there for this My dad took me and when I asked him where we were going my dad said “To see some idiot lawn dart himself into the St. Lawrence.”

[@aaronbarton2179]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@billschwandt1]

When you said lincoln continental mkIV I couldnt stop laughing

[@justinphillips1673]

I love what they are doing.keep it up guys. Donut media is growing to something amazing.

[@extraterestrial]

His 4th grade teacher of 5 years like, "this, students, is why you need math. 1 mile is not, in fact, from one side of the street to the other"

[@PSwayBeats]

Probably my favorite donut media show Next to Money Pit

[@halozgodz1]

Yall made my day better seeing a new episode ❤

[@sebastianmorrison6114]

I love these podcasts they’re just extended donuts episodes

[@mikev3999]

So crazy that I just heard about this guy a couple of weeks ago... and I don't live all that far from his home town. And I'm not young. Thanks for doing this story guys.

[@FerrellAnimal]

Loving this Canadian episode 🥰🇨🇦🤟🏻

[@RByrne]

I know, eh

[@really9962]

Whata ya talkin aboot

[@jennadeegee8407]

I have a recommendation for a topic: Paula Murphy. She was the first Miss STP and was known as "the fastest woman on wheels." She may still be alive - and if she is, she'll be living in the Valley. After her motoring career, she worked at Rocketdyne.

[@nickguilbert4259]

Great stuff. Never heard of this in the UK. I managed to for a bog seat whilst doing this. The podcast got me through it!

[@nickguilbert4259]

*fit

[@rickphillips7221]

I'm guessing they were delaying the jump in hopes he would wake up to himself and not do the jump.

[@leewalker101172]

The UK had our own version of these guys. His name was Eddie Kidd. I saw him at a show with my dad and grandad when I was probably nine or ten. He jumped a bunch of double-decker buses. I'd love to see a past gas about him.

[@charliesheehan6756]

Nice to be here this Sunday afternoon

[@braidanminers3922]

Week 10 of asking for an episode on the Australian V8 Supercars

[@joshcoleman8979]

Love this I live 20 mins from morrisburg in Canada this is our 15mins of fame. There is the st Laurence dam and several boat locks In this river here to divert the current.

[@anthonywatkins462]

Joe has the Donut board and James has the Donut flag. Gotta get Nolan a sticker or something Donut in his background lol

[@eurosonly]

Wow, Nolan's skin looks amazing.

[@NCCEVANS]

Perhaps an episode about Fork lifts, manlifts, movers and diggers and anything else that is used in construction. Everything wheeled that helps build.

[@burninglight97]

47:59 he got interested quick

[@Post_Maquel]

Yeah! Do Jackie Chan! everyone's favorite grandpa

[@tannerrider3172]

Loved the evel kenneval episodes. Love this one too. Great job picking the topics.

[@xTorhnx212]

You should do a podcast on the history of donut media for your 100th

[@jacobcutcher9678]

I loved the drunk le man story

[@bradynewman6043]

18:03 *insert cypress hill How I could just killa man*

[@michaelcianci7944]

woah never thought I'd hear you guys mention champ in a podcast

[@corbin72]

The Chitwoods were amazing 👏!!! Fire walls and skiing

[@jblox1990]

It is so awesome to hear the story behind this unbelievable stunt from stoned Joe, hungover James and the always on-point Nolan. Thanks, Donut. What a great team. A great team desperately in need of an audio guy. Or girl. Man. Or woman. Get an audio woman. Make her wear a school marm dress and smack that skinny motorcycle man across the knuckles with a ruler every time he curses. This is the recipe for success.

[@GamingwithPilk]

They didn't need to pay good money to stop traffic, just jack-knife a cargo ship in the river.

[@patrickirby9825]

You guys are the best in many ways other than just cars.

[@andrewdzierson2036]

Saw this on "that's incredible!"

[@bughuulss]

Day 126 of asking for the team to design a Dirty Dirk's Blinker Drink T-shirt from the Wheelhouse: Car Terms Every Car Nerd Needs To Know

[@RByrne]

Up here in 'anada we dont use 'football fields' as a measurement. Its Hockey Rinks

[@enduria3478]

This is a long, safe for work metaphor of 'orgasm negation'.

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Definitely need more Canada content...

[@concernedcitizen2766]

I mean this was Canada in the 70s. A Canadian by the name of Gerald Bull was working on Saddam Hussein’s super cannon project that was supposed to send artillery shells from Baghdad to Israel.

[@concernedcitizen2766]

And Malcolm Bricklin was working on the Bricklin...

[@musewolfman]

There's a movie about that, with the insanely cheesy title "Doomsday Gun." I bought it for a dollar, expecting some bad, cheesy sci-fi flick, but it was actually really well made and a good watch.

[@concernedcitizen2766]

@@musewolfman it’s a very intriguing story, that’s for sure.

[@listentobj]

Lmfaoooo after listening to this then watching a clip of the mustard rocket crash into the river you can only wonder what the actual f*** were they expecting to happen

[@zaneolivares4397]

Your body goes into "limp mode" haha nice

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

As a Canadian, I can confirm that Larry Enticer is 1 out of aboot 1,000,000 EH...Yeah No like for real no doubt I know aboot 15 hosers with that same mentality bud... and I live in Ontario friend, I'm like 3000KM (the correct measurement) away which is like 2000 Lebrons or 4000 washing machines or 10,000 Squirrels depending on what you "smart guys" are using for a unit of measurement today...

[@CamaroTrackDay625]

Face bowl cut...lol

[@gremwins]

Can you do a podcast on Dale Earnhardt Jr. please?

[@philmakris8507]

Still recovering from that Spirit Airlines bit oooouuuch

[@77sillyskittle77]

Any body that is into this needs to look up Ken Carter on KZbin and watch the doc on him. The original footage and his commentary is fantastic! He is a true canadian LEGEND!

[@chrisvinai9842]

this guy straight up sounds like homer simpson

[@jchrizzy6995]

Good sponsorships so far this week

[@Wonka0998]

I love this podcast

[@dennisadcock6969]

Y’all should do a podcast on the history of car advertising!! Just a thought but I think if anyone can do it it’s y’all!

[@jchrizzy6995]

Mexico's greatest stunt man would be awesome

[@PSwayBeats]

Keep up the good work Love this video

[@RECTALBURRITO]

I would pass gas.

[@howie0wowie]

Love the podcast. Joe is correct. A Jackie Chan episode would be awesome! Better study up on your Mitsubishi knowledge.

[@TheGrungekid1997]

Would be cool to have something on Spanky Spangler

[@brianspenst1374]

I recently watched the movie about this jump. So crazy.

[@Ol_Dirty_BEAN]

Y'all should do an episode on fast Eddie mcClintock, he got shut out of NASCAR in the Jeff Gordon pretty boy era then turned to crime and out ran the cops in dozens of chases

[@longblacktrain777]

I'm pretty sure Mexico is Central America

[@ericg9327]

Lawnnnnnnnn

[@rayallgood1014]

Can you guys do a podcast on Michael Schumacher? It's both an epic and tragic story.

[@philmakris8507]

Seems like James didn't watch the documentary

[@frankdaft]

Seems like they just re-written 3 or 4 different sources but stuffed it up. Love Ken Carter!

[@philipcaseyacalloway204]

Live to fight another day.

[@braelenslife]

Is that a Ferrari stocky on your tv display Nolan?

[@Eremon1]

TLDR: The investors effed Ken Carter over and brought in a less experienced driver, Powers. He crashed the car after only jumping 500 feet.

[@turbo1438]

Joey Chitwood... Dah. That is your next show so long as there is no branding probs.

[@philmakris8507]

Ken Carter is Steven Segal

[@stevestarr9769]

If you've ever watched The Devil At Your Heels, the whole thing was like the movie Spinal Tap or the Marx Brothers. It was a joke.

[@andyhernandez8229]

Do a past gas of the baja 1000

[@alexj.5207]

Could you do an episode on The Best in the Desert or Mint 400

[@anthonydowling1296]

Do an episode in Don Penoz (founder of the American Le Man's Series and Penoz racing)

[@concernedcitizen2766]

I wonder if Ken Carter had CTE...

[@noahborleis4504]

You guys should do an episode on f1 driver Jim Clark

[@dillonmiller956]

Vegan chili is an oxymoron. Chili is basically a bowl of spiced meat.

[@Cavemanner]

Man, bingeing these from the beginning on my Wednesday shifts wasn't the best idea. Now I've had to watch as the ads become more frequent and longer. I understand you have to support production, but you canNOT tell me they can't get by with two 2 minute ad breaks like in the pre-episode 60 era.

[@joeschmoe5009]

So wad this stunt the inspiration for fast 9?

[@joshboykett6798]

PETER BROCK THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN Important cars, monaros, toranas group c big bangers notably the vk commodore in day glow orange marlboro livery

[@keeders08]

Is it fair to say every Canadian has probably played hockey on a pond or other body of water?

[@drewross3029]

Law of attraction. Knowing when to walk away whenn the situation no longer suit you

[@philmakris8507]

Uhhh, Bullet preceded the mile jump attempt, Powers had already been a stuntman, therefore why he became the coach

[@akuryostyleup]

gonna listen to this tonight

[@philmakris8507]

Step a little closer to that razor Nolan

[@Szd63891d]

Do a podcast about dileep chabria of dc cars,india

[@cooperhagen8002]

Lmao Larry enticer didn’t invent that personality he marketed it. Big difference

[@badcrispy3933]

Sadly now there will but one outcome.

[@treshmiranda699]

Mitsubishi made a jacki chan evo 9 edition.... just sayin

[@09kmacks]

Joe looks like he's yakked out at the beginning lol (just to clarify i'm not hating, cheers mate!)

[@09kmacks]

Nolan's got something in his bottom teeth, and James looks cold...The effects of a pandemic lol All that being said, I'm binge watching your channel years later, and I think these are factors in why it seems so relatable and easy to watch. Feels like i'm just hanging with the homies but all we talkin bout is cars. Love it, keep it up guys!

[@PSwayBeats]

Going to see if I # stuff hopefully people will see this video more as long as there was a hashtag existed for these random hash tags #carstuff #EvelKnievel #drivers #Fearless #doesntknowbetter #yolo #donutmedia #dontknowhowlongAmileis lol #rx7 #miata #KenCarter

[@VanekLarson]

Getting famous off of comments day 299, so I can live the dream, live every day like it’s your last🤙🤙

[@PSwayBeats]

Good luck

[@darrennansen2099]

You can't talk about bad goaties until you look in the mirror

[@philmakris8507]

The problem with this episode is that the three of you don't understand the culture of of how big the Knievel legacy was at that time. Esp you James

[@DonutPodcasts]

we know! we did a two part episode on evel

[@philmakris8507]

@@DonutPodcasts if James thinks they were just trying to "film a man's death' he just doesn't get it. Back then you had stuff in pop culture like Knevel, That's incredible, Real People, Wide World of Sports, The Fall Guy etc. C'mon level with us, James didn't watch Devil at your Heels did he?

[@orrincasteel2107]

The

[@philmakris8507]

I'm looking for the lesson in this, y'all are missing the cutoff man that maybe it's just as simple that maybe Carter was just a con man

[@rick-olivierfilion4]

Sorry #dudenamedsquid maybe to comment not to start watching 😉in the name of my province QC #Quebecbaby😏

[@rick-olivierfilion4]

Litteralement entrain d'ecrire directement du sud-ouest de l'ile de Montreal🤣👌🤟

[@rick-olivierfilion4]

And yup you pop that translater up to keep up Remind yourself that I'm here per choice and that it ain't your case

[@danielfernandoalbertocorde121]

Yes do jackie chan, I dont get what was funny about that. His history with Mitsubishi is well known...

[@headsetlucky13]

Slums of montreal... your funny for context you probably won't get robbed but sometimes people ask to borrow your lighter other than that slums seams like a strong description

[@dudenamedsquid3236]

finally im first