Kenneth Gordon Polsjek (1938 – September 5, 1983), known professionally as Ken Carter, was a Canadian stunt driver.
The preparations for the jump were the subject of a documentary called The Devil at Your Heels, directed by Robert Fortier and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Eventually, U.S. broadcaster ABC gave him $250,000 to air the stunt on the episode of Wide World of Sports scheduled for September 25, 1976.
Delays in finishing the car and completing the ramp caused Carter to miss the broadcast date and ABC withdrew its support.
The Powers jump was a failure,[3] with the car travelling only 506 feet (154 m) in the air and breaking apart in flight before crash-landing in the water.
[4] Carter returned to stunt driving and on July 1, 1983, attempted to jump a pond in Peterborough, Ontario.
[citation needed] A 2016 musical docudrama by John Bolton, Aim for the Roses, documents an album created by Mark Haney that was inspired by Ken Carter.