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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.〔Official biography of Bob Correll, available directly from Aerovisions, Inc. or Balls, Unlimited, Inc.〕 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,〔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〕 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 .〔http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/2008/7/4/30375/ Burgess, Phil. Inside National DRAGSTER. Friday, July 04, 2008〕 This is recognized as a world record for wing-assisted jumps.〔http://www.johnnyairtime.com/winged.htm〕 *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 in the quarter-mile distance, the bike featured more than and was capable of speeds approaching .〔http://www.canosoarus.com/09JetBike/JetBike01.htm Malewicki's personal website.〕 *''Robosaurus'' - Built by Monster Robots, Inc. of Sun Valley, CA. Bob Correll was the backseat operator ("co-pilot") from 1990 to 1993.〔http://www.robosaurus.com/controlled.html Monster Robots, Inc. official website〕〔http://www.robosaurus.com/bk/Robobk15.htm Monster Robots, Inc. official website〕 *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.〔http://www.canosoarus.com/20F18Jet%20Bike/JB01.htm Malewicki's personal website.〕 Since 2000, Correll has retired from the spotlight. He currently lives in Southern California. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Correll」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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