Findlay Toyota celebrates new dealership by bringing human cannonball David “The Bullet” Smith to Southern Nevada for the first time
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It’s a sight most of us will see only once in a lifetime — a human cannonball flying some 160 feet through the air, nearly 80 feet high.
To celebrate the opening of its new, state-of-the-art, 145,000 square-foot dealership, Findlay Toyota is bringing world record holder David Smith to perform his amazing human cannonball stunt as part of its grand opening celebration on July 12, 2008 at 11 a.m.
Findlay Toyota’s new location at 7733 Eastgate Road in Henderson, on the east side of U.S. 93 across from the Valley Automall, is situated on 12.5 acres and marks the beginning of the Valley Automall expansion to the east.
Everyone has been invited to enjoy the spectacle Saturday at 11 a.m. People are encouraged to arrive by 10 a.m. to have the best views of the flight, which is expected to go from one end of the dealership to the other.
Known simply as “The Bullet,” David Smith holds the Guinness World Records title from 1996 for soaring 181 feet through the air as a human cannonball. Smith and his family travel the world — including the U.S., Canada, Australia, England, the Middle East, Holland, and most recently, South Africa — delighting audiences with amazing daredevil human cannonball stunts.
Smith has worked professionally as a human cannonball for more than 11 years and logged more than 5,000 human cannonball shots — now there’s a profession for you!
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