Career
Buggins's work pre-dated Freestyle Motocross and the Crusty Demons 10-plus years on, and in that sense in Australia at least, he was a motorbike stunt pioneer like his idol, Knievel.
On 28 May 1978 Buggins broke Knievel's world record by jumping over 25 cars at the Newcastle Motordome and by 1979 he was touring the U.S. in the "Evel Knievel Spectacular". In 1980 he visited Seattle in the United States to perform with American stunt motorcyclist Gary Wells.
Jumping everything from cars to buses, Buggins also created a unique motorcycle high wire act with his sister Chantel. He toured the "Dale Buggins Spectacular", in the States and Australia, appearing at the Sydney Royal Easter Show and others around the country. A documentary made with Buggins, Mud Sweat and Gears, by Douglas Stanley and Nomad Films was never released in Australia and appears to be "lost", though short clips of it can currently be found on YouTube.
Buggins's record has since been broken by fellow Australian FMX stunt rider Robbie Maddison.
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