1956
Born in Lewisburg, TN on July 4, 1956 |
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1964
Rode first motorcycle at 8 years old |
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1970
Bought first motorcycle, a Honda CB100, with help from mother. |
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1970
– 1974
Acted
like a teenager who was pretty good on a bike, racing up and
down with buddies on Lane Parkway in Shelbyville, sometimes
even calling the police ourselves, just so we could outrun
them. Got hooked on motorcycle jumping after watching Evel
Knievel’s famous Caesar’s Palace jump. |
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1975
Entered
9 Motocross races, winning one, coming in 3rd twice and coming
in 5th in two other races. Racing not enough. Jumping was
the passion. |
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1977
First
Jump in Lewisburg, Tennessee! Leased a 25 acre field and jumped
10 cars in front of 350 people. One month later we leased
another field in Shelbyville, Tennessee and made 6 jumps,
over 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 cars. This was the start of
Earnie’s signature Progressive Style of jumping. |
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1978
– 1979
Jumped on the Fair Circuit for a while |
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1980-1983
Worked as a Certified Level 2 Radiographer
at the Enrico Ferme Nuclear Plant in Monroe, Michigan |
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1984-1986
No work - Did not ride for 3 years |
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1983-1985
Moved to Hollywood to pursue stunt work |
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1987
Long Beach, Veterans Stadium, 181 1/2' jump |
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1989
Charlotte
Motor Speedway Triple, 140,000 fans First motorcycle jumper
to jump in the Tokyo Egg Dome, Japan, Major events, Houston
Astrodome, Louisiana Superdome |
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1990
First stunt work. Jumped a moving plane for the
movie "Cartel" |
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1996
Longest motorcycle jump ever attempted, 305 feet, cancelled
because of bad conditions |
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Today
Today Earnie Adams is back after 12 years of doing more important things.
The girls are nearly grown, and the ponytail is too long. (Especially for an old man)
It goes after we hit an 8’ target from 300 feet away.
Before that, we will take it 1 jump (baby step) at a time. We’re here to finish. |
