I was watching some of the footage with him out on YouTube, and I hope I'm not being biased by saying this but, every time he landed they showed him laying down the bike. I know in some cases he probably didn't have much braking room, but I didn't recall them showing Evel doing that- he would just vanish down a braking tunnel.
Don't get me wrong, I'd still watch either of them jump any day!
BF