Comments on: Circus Daredevil Leaps Fifty Feet in His Miniature Auto (Jan, 1931)

By: David Moisan

David Moisan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:15:29 +0000

I think the illustration’s reversed. I think he’s supposed to shoot down the roller-coaster track and then land on the straight ramp. The cart he’s on looks like a bobsled and unless he’s really contorted, his legs have to be on the left, so the cart’s going from right to left. In theory. In reality, I don’t think Rene made that many trips down the ramp before his hospital stay.

By: John M. Hanna

John M. Hanna — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:55:05 +0000

That photo looks suspiciously fake.

By: slim

slim — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:41:27 +0000

100 miles per hour? How high is that track?
And if he was going that fast, the G force when he hit the curved portion at the bottom would probably kill him.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:03:11 +0000

“Jack@$$” the early years.