1978: 18-year-old Eddie Kidd: a rising star in the stuntman world. #OnThisDay 1978: The press was out in force to see the latest daredevil stunt from motorcyclist Eddie Kidd. The teenage rider stepped into Harrison Ford’s shoes as his stunt double filming an epic jump across a railway line for the 1979 film Hanover Street. Kidd would go on to become a world-famous stunt rider until a serious accident in 1996 left him with life changing brain injuries. In 2012 he was awarded an OBE for his charit

Paddy McGuinness meets his childhood hero, stunt rider Eddie Kidd OBE. | BBC One

Staging a show fit for the king of jumps. Top Gear Series Director Jon Richards explains how the stunt show celebrating legendary daredevil Eddie Kidd OBE's career was put together. Featuring international stunt rider Terry Grant, freestyle stunt rider Lee Bowers and newcomer to the motorcycle jump scene, Paddy McGuinness. Watch the full film in the first episode of the new series of Top Gear. Available on BBC iPlayer now. | Top Gear

In the 1970’s and 80’s one of the world’s biggest names in motorcycling was Eddie Kidd. The stuntman suffered serious brain damage after an accident during a jump in 1996. Recently, his family has been hunting for memorabilia and we discovered one piece belonging Ryan Farquhar. | BBC Newsline

Abandoned Raceway Where Eddie Kidd Had His Accident #abandoned #abandonedplaces #race | Tokyo Matilda