Bob Correll
| Daredevil Bob Correll | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert W. Correll January 7, 1942 Long Beach, California, USA |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Occupation | Stunt performer |
Bob "Crazy" Correll (born January 7, 1942) is a former daredevil and stuntman from Long Beach, California. According to his official biography from Balls, Unlimited, Inc., Correll has enjoyed a varied career racing motorcycles, drag cars, stock cars, and go-carts. He has also flown hang gliders, sail planes, powered planes, and hot-air balloons.[1] From the 1970s to the late 1990s Bob Correll was associated with the following ventures:
- The Kitecycle - Designed in the early 1970s and patented 1975,[2] by Doug Malewicki of Aerovisions, Inc., the Kitecycle is a motorcycle/hangglider combination that has been featured on the television programs "That's Incredible," "The New and Spectacular Guinness Book of World Records," "CHiPs," and "I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge," amongst others. Correll's distance record with the Kitecycle is 423 feet (129 m).[3] This is recognized as a world record for wing-assisted jumps.[4]
- The Original Jet-Powered Dragster Motorcycle (The "Jetbike") - Correll's jet-powered motorcycle was not chain-driven, but operated using pure thrust. Craig Arfons converted the General Electric T-58 military helicopter engine for the project. The motorcycle itself and the jet engine's afterburner were designed primarily by Doug Malewicki, and created and operated by Balls Unlimited, Inc. Officially clocked at more than 200 mph (320 km/h) in the quarter-mile distance, the bike featured more than 1,350 horsepower (1,010 kW) and was capable of speeds approaching 300 mph (480 km/h).[5]
- Robosaurus - Built by Monster Robots, Inc. of Sun Valley, CA. Bob Correll was the backseat operator ("co-pilot") from 1990 to 1993.[6][7]
- The F/18 Jetbike, a dragster motorcycle that featured an T-58 engine from a chinook helicopter. The bike received national exposure on the FX television program "The X Show" but was never licensed for exhibition racing. According to Malewicki's personal website, Tim Arfons did the engine conversion and Chip Bassett did the machining and fabrication.[8]
Since 2000, Correll has retired from the spotlight. He currently lives in Southern California.
References
- ↑ Official biography of Bob Correll, available directly from Aerovisions, Inc. or Balls, Unlimited, Inc.
- ↑ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4068810.PN.&OS=PN/4068810&RS=PN/4068810 U.S. Patent Office
- ↑ http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/2008/7/4/30375/ Burgess, Phil. Inside National DRAGSTER. Friday, July 04, 2008
- ↑ http://www.johnnyairtime.com/winged.htm
- ↑ http://www.canosoarus.com/09JetBike/JetBike01.htm Malewicki's personal website.
- ↑ http://www.robosaurus.com/controlled.html Monster Robots, Inc. official website
- ↑ http://www.robosaurus.com/bk/Robobk15.htm Monster Robots, Inc. official website
- ↑ http://www.canosoarus.com/20F18Jet%20Bike/JB01.htm Malewicki's personal website.
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