The Stunt Driver: The True Story of Ken Carter, the Mad Canadian Who Tried to Fly a Rocket Car Across the St. Lawrence River
Dustin Rutledge
Sonia Erirhomuru Solomon · AI-narrated by Mary (from Google)
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What would make a man strap himself into a rocket-powered car and attempt to launch across one of the most dangerous stretches of water in North America?In the world of daredevils, few ambitions were as audacious—or as terrifying—as Ken Carter's. A Canadian stunt driver with a taste for spectacle and an appetite for danger, Carter dreamed of accomplishing what sounded less like a stunt and more like madness: sending a rocket-powered automobile soaring across the St. Lawrence River.But behind the outrageous idea was a man who understood that fame could be measured in seconds—and that one spectacular moment could make him legendary. The plan demanded incredible speed, precision, engineering, nerve, and an almost incomprehensible willingness to gamble with his own life.How do you prepare for a stunt that seems impossible? What drove Carter to pursue such a dangerous dream? What went wrong when ambition collided with physics, technology, and the unforgiving reality of a rocket-powered vehicle?The Stunt Driver takes readers inside the extraordinary world of Ken Carter, exploring the man behind the stunt, the mechanics and spectacle surrounding his incredible attempt, and the culture of daredevil entertainment that transformed dangerous feats into headline-making events. It is a story of ambition, risk, obsession, spectacle, and the thin line separating courage from recklessness.As Carter's dream moves from wild idea to terrifying reality, the stakes become impossible to ignore. Every calculation matters. Every second counts. And once the machine begins its run, there is no easy way back.
What would make a man strap himself into a rocket-powered car and attempt to launch across one of the most dangerous stretches of water in North America?In the world of daredevils, few ambitions were as audacious—or as terrifying—as Ken Carter's. A Canadian stunt driver with a taste for spectacle...
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