Throughout the Somernites Cruise occasion on June 28 in Somerset, KY., stuntman Raymond Kohn drove a reproduction of the “Dukes of Hazzard” automotive referred to as The Common Lee over the city’s fountain sq. (by way of Commonwealth Journal). The automotive jumped 150 feet in entrance of an viewers of followers and locals. Based on the native outlet, 35,000 spectators got here to point out help for the bounce, which was impressed by the sequence, which aired from 1979 to 1985. 

The occasion was held for the Somernites Cruises’ twenty fifth annual basic automotive cruise, which runs annually between April to October.

“It’s accomplished,” Somernites Cruise Govt Director Keith Floyd instructed the Journal after the occasion befell. “Reward the Lord, all people’s protected. [Kohn] is doing nice.”

“You get one shot at it,” added Kohn after finishing the bounce. “This can be a very scary state of affairs. You’re placing your self in a life-and-death state of affairs on objective, and I simply have to give attention to one factor, hitting that ramp, and that’s it. I’ve hit that ramp lots of occasions, so…we now have a reasonably good concept of how the automotive goes to behave.”

After the bounce, a number of stars of “The Dukes of Hazzard” met followers and spoke about their pleasure about the turnout. John Schneider, who performed Bo Duke in the sequence, and Byron Cherry, who performed Coy Duke, signed autographs and took photographs all through the day.

“Ray hooked me up with Keith [Floyd], and that’s how I bought right here, after which Schneider heard about it, and he’s right here,” mentioned Cherry. Cherry additionally spoke about how the present has been in a position to make an influence on a number of generations and what it meant to him to be a component of the challenge.

“I’ve little youngsters on the market, 3, 4, 5 years previous … [who] know the present higher than I do know it,” Cherry says. “It’s only a blessing to be a component of historical past.”