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THE FLYING CADUCEUS
As track workers mop up the space age detritus from the last failed attempt down the drag strip, Roy goes to take a piss and I hang on the fence thinking about guys other than Breedlove who did second… more →
INFINITY OVER ZERO by Cole Coonce
October 28 in history
wrote 2 months ago: On October 28: 1510 Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest was born. Saint Francis Borgia. H … more →
The Blue Flame: Sun, Salt, and Speed
wrote 2 months ago: This was a somewhat bizarre and puzzling piece to put together, and I’ll explain why in a coup … more →
Gary Gabelich
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wrote 6 months ago: One of my childhood heroes was Gary Gabelich and I always wanted to know more about him. So, I deci … more →
THE FLYING CADUCEUS
wrote 1 year ago: As track workers mop up the space age detritus from the last failed attempt down the drag strip, Roy … more →
THE OTHER X-1
wrote 1 year ago: July 23, 1966, Union Grove, Wisconsin. On this day, an afternoon as hot and as sticky as taffy, the … more →
THE BLUE FLAME AND THE DATING GAME
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wrote 1 year ago: You’re saying that The Gas Company people were in Oklahoma City in ‘68 when you guys set the d … more →
IT WASN'T FOR NOTHING THAT WE DID IT
wrote 1 year ago: You got Gabelich hired as a driver and I assume… PETE: He was hired by the gas industry, we di … more →
I WISHED HIM GOOD LUCK
wrote 1 year ago: 1971. Jocko pokes his head back into the scene when his Allison-powered liner (now powered by a big- … more →
THE X-1, THE BLUE FLAME, REACTION DYNAMICS AND THE WORLD’S FASTEST FLOWER CHILD ... A RAW TRANSCRIPT ... OR ... HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE BONE...
wrote 1 year ago: The X-1. The perfect nomenclature for a rocket-powered Land Speed racer. It’s moniker was appropriat … more →
THE DEVIL AND THE L.A. TIMES (1996)
wrote 1 year ago: On the last day of August in 1996, Top Fuel dragster driver Blaine Johnson was killed while setting … more →
“JET CAR” IS MY NAME
wrote 1 year ago: His first pass in a real race car was in the Master & Richter Olds-powered gasser at Fremont Rac … more →
70 PERCENT IS A LOUSY ROCKET FUEL (1973)
wrote 1 year ago: ”The skies were black with clouds and the season was late, so any storm represented the official end … more →
A MODERN FUEL
wrote 1 year ago: What was the budget going in, I mean what did you guys think you could deliver for? PETE FARNSWORTH: … more →
BLUE FLAME POSTSCRIPT
wrote 1 year ago: After setting the Land Speed Record, Gary Gabelich drives a 4 wheel drive Funny Car, a car doomed to … more →
SINGULARITY
wrote 1 year ago: “Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.” - Hassan i Sabbah This is a paradox worthy o … more →
