Description: Butch Laswell was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and grew up in Overton, Nevada. Inspired by Evel Knievel, Butch built ramps and began jumping his bicycle over the family car at the age of 12! His parents finally gave in to this "motorcycle obsessed" boy and bought him his first motorcycle at the age of 15. Two years later he was one of Nevada's top desert racers and by the age of 19 "professional", competing in California and Utah as well. But for Butch, the desire of his heart was jumping. He found himself once again constructing a set of ramps and he began doing small town shows. He jumped Cameros, School Buses, 18 Wheeler Trucks (end-to-end) and gave a great "wheelie" show! By 1980 Butch was seeking a bigger challenge . . . breaking the World's Long Distance Jump Record of 176 feet! On a late afternoon in April 1981, on the Mormon Mesa in Nevada, Butch took his 440 Maico full throttle to 80 mph and jumped 180 feet! Soon after, Butch quit his "day job" to pursue his motorcycle career full-time and found himself taking motorcycle stunts and ramp-to-ramp jumping to startling new heights. His dreams were not about riding motorcycles - he dreamed of flying through the air mounted on them! All through the 80's Butch established jump records, created stunt innovations and performed death-defying show stunts. He teamed up with Johnny Airtime as "Donnie Airtime/The Airtime Brothers", filmed a TV commercial for the US Coast Guard, filmed a World Record Wheelie demo for the TV show ...