AMERICAN daredevil Gregg Godfrey jumped his semi-truck 166 feet (50 meters) to set a new world record and beat the previous record by more than 100 feet during the festivities at Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana.

    The old record for a semi-truck jump was a mere 62 feet.

    In an Instagram post Godfrey wrote after his record-breaking jump, the daring stuntman said he only meant to jump 140 feet and thanked all of his fans for their support.

    Godfrey was originally going to jump his semi over Evel Knievel’s extra-long “Red Hauler” truck, but organizers couldn’t fit the iconic vehicle between the two ramps, the Montana Standard reported.

    In order to complete the jump Godfrey planned to get the nine-ton truck up to 70 miles (112 km) per hour, according to KXLF.

    After landing successfully, he said, “I hit so hard, I think I’m concussed. I don’t think I’m all there.”(SD-Agencies)