Bob Correll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bob Correll

American motorcycle racer

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1942

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Profession: stunt performer, motorcycle racer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Bob Correll

  • 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.
  • 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, 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).
  • This is recognized as a world record for wing-assisted jumps. 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). Robosaurus - Built by Monster Robots, Inc.
  • of Sun Valley, CA.
  • Bob Correll was the backseat operator ("co-pilot") from 1990 to 1993. 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.Since 2000, Correll has retired from the spotlight.
  • He currently lives in Southern California.

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