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Jumping his motorcycle over the roof of 10 cars is safer than riding in the busy streets of Metro, says Paul Thurston
Jumping his motorcycle over the roof of 10 cars is safer than riding in the busy streets of Metro, says Paul Thurston

Jumping his motorcycle over the roof of 10 cars is safer than riding in the busy streets of Metro, says Paul Thurston

Date9/27/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jumping his motorcycle over the roof of 10 cars is safer than riding in the busy streets of Metro; says Paul Thurston. The 22-year-old service manager at an Etobicoke motorcycle shop hopes to sail his Honda 250 over 15 cars lined up in a 45;000-seat stadium in Port of Spain. Trinidad; on Nov. 18. He has made 30 similar jumps over the past two years; and the longest jump was over 10 cars.
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