The long jump

A fearless stock car racer flew over a line of cars in an old banger. Hundreds of people held their breath as Lee Paulson revved up his battered old Rover before accelerating off a ramp and over nine stationary cars. He clipped the last one but touched down unharmed to loud cheers.

The Evel Knievel-style stunt took place yesterday at the Oval race track in Angmering, near Littlehampton.

When Mr Paulson, a 36-year-old former car dealer from Rustington, near Littlehampton, attempted a similar jump in May he hit the seventh vehicle, rolled his car and tore his neck ligaments. Fortunately yesterday