Record-breaking jump
Alex Harvill is now the official world record holder for the greatest distance jumped on a motorcycle from a ramp by a male motorcyclist for a jump he made 10 years ago. His mother, Debi Chamberlin, applied for certification by Guinness World Records as a way of honoring his memory after he passed away in an accident last year.
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Harvill rode dirt bikes from the age of four and it was his dream to hold world records in his sport of choice.
Alex Harvill passed away in June 2021 after suffering injuries while practicing a record jump he intended to perform during the Moses Lake Airshow that year.
The now-recognized jump saw Harvill jump 425 feet in Royal City on May 12, 2012. He had surpassed the previous record for the greatest distance jumped on a motorcycle from a ramp by a male cyclist by more than 65 feet.
EPHRATA — Slightly more than a decade after he made the record-setting jump, Alex Harvill is being recognized by Guinness World Records for his accomplishment.
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