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Greetings from the E4 Evel Knievel Flugtag Team

A big Hollywood Hi to all you Flugtaggers and crazy E4 fans!

The E4 Evel Kneivel team is now at full throttle with a green light to Go, go go. We have a hectic two month schedule ahead to build our Aero (not so) Dynamic flying machine!

Things have been made slightly more difficult due to the fact that one of our team, a certain Mr Doug "Stupid" Hill, is on the missing list. Last seen at a bar in Weymouth. A can of Redbull reward is offered if anyone can find him... and keep him there!

We've successfully competed in previous high-antic events, such as Gumball 3000 (a hi-jinks worldwide car rally) and Cannonball 8000 (another car rally), and a brief stint in the Candyrun (as the Candy Cop),  as well as numerous other tv programmes and car magazines. There's a good chance you may, or as luck may have it, not, seen out faces on the tv and in magazines.

However, as a special treat, here are mugshots of the team:

Craig "Charlie" Russell
Age: Forty "yeah right" something
Occupation: Numerous, including get-away driver.
Hobbies: Running and climbing a lot. 

Paul "Chopper" Hatton
Age: Forty "well" something
Occupation: Top wrench!
Hobbies: Breaking Italian speed limits, resisting arrest and actually flying helicopters, so that's our aviation link sorted!

Doug "Stupid" Hill
Age: 50
Occupation: Children's entertainer
Hobbies: Er, drinking (is that an actual hobby?)

Phil "Hollywood" Hatton
E4 Flugtag Captain, also the ever-so-dashing team pilot, the brains, the looks of the outfit, and now, obviously, the writer!

Age: The Baby, at just 40
Occupation: Budding film star, creative writer, a kind of XX-type figure. You know, the kind of man that men want to be. Well, maybe not in that shirt.
Hobbies:Racing cars (smashing!), motorbikes (big ouch!), skiing (badly), snowboarding (ooh, a bit better at that), water skiing (a god), TV and film work (ahem!) and anything Evel Knievel!

So, that's the team. Impressive huh?

What are we building? Well with thanks and permission from Evel's son Kelly, we have been allowed for this one event to recreate the famous Skycycle last seen soaring abot the Snake River Canyon way back in 1974. 

It works on the simple principle of "the more the crowd cheers us the further it flies", so come on everyone and get behind the E4 Evel Knievel Team.

We will be raising money also for breast cancer, a cruel disease that took my beloved sister and aunt. So please keep in touch as we are looking for sponsorship per foot of flight, all monies to our chosen charity.

So, happy landings!

PS: We need your votes! Follow this link and vote for us!