Official Statement from KITT STILL ROCKS – the Bandit Jump
As we are sure most of you have heard by now, our friends at the Northeast Ohio Dukes (NEOD) was recently thrust into the national spotlight when the Detroit City Council banned their upcoming “Smokey and the Bandit” Burt Reynolds Tribute Jump. The group was to jump the car on March 1st at the Detroit Autorama. The council’s reasoning behind the ban was the fact that the Bandit car had a confederate flag on the front license plate, which they feel promotes hate and racism. Any fans of “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Smokey and the Bandit” knows that to be ridiculous.
John Schneider, “Bo Duke” himself, weighed in on the controversy and offered that the Bandit Trans Am be jumped at his “Bo’s Extravaganza” event on April 6-7 in Holden, LA. However, there was one problem. The NEOD and John needed sponsors to help cover the costs to relocate the event from Michigan to Louisiana.
We here at KITT STILL ROCKS knew that we had to do something to right this wrong. We do believe in the statement that (One Man Can Make A Difference) so we contacted the NEOD which then turned into a conversation with John Schneider himself, and offered to become the primary and sole sponsor of the Bandit jump at John Schneider Studios in Holden, LA. We will be there to see that the Bandit will indeed fly once more! However, our newly developed collaboration with the NEOD does not end there. We are in discussions with them to make their next jump be something a bit closer to home for the “Knight Rider” fans. Yes, you guessed it, next up will be a K.I.T.T. jump, the first time our beloved talking car will have turbo boosted in over 30 years!
Stay tuned to KITT STILL ROCKS for updates on this exciting development!
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