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HESITATION KILLS (West Los Angeles, 1996)
“Hesitation kills,” Cuz’n Roy said, and laughed. It’s a Friday afternoon in Los Angeles; we are weaving through stop-and-go traffic on the San Bernardino Freeway and at that mo… more →
INFINITY OVER ZERO by Cole Coonce
Satanic Domino Topple
kerobomb wrote 8 months ago: From the people who brought you the Thrust SSC (as featured in Infinity Over Zero). Target Speed: 10 … more →
INFINITY OVER ZERO BECOMES LITERARY COROLLARY OF FREE BEER!
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: Public Release of Land Speed Record History sub-titled “Meditations On Maximum Velocity … more →
HESITATION KILLS (West Los Angeles, 1996)
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: “Hesitation kills,” Cuz’n Roy said, and laughed. It’s a Friday afternoon in … more →
NO MORE PUSSYFOOTING
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: “When I drove Thrust 2 to the record in 1983,” recalls Richard Noble of his 633 mph jet … more →
JOCKO (North Hollywood, 1953)
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colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: The intersection of Lankershim and Riverside in North Hollywood. “Kustom Kar” builders t … more →
THE TERRIFYING CRACK AND ECHO
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: Black Rock, Nevada, 1860. In the bleached and cracked playas and buttes of what was once Lake Lahont … more →
YOU'RE NOT VICTOR BREEDLOVE (Los Angeles, 1961)
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: “The receptionist at the Shell office looked a little surprised when I struggled through the d … more →
JORDAN
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: (Al Jafr Desert, 1996) “If there is a divine purpose in Jafr, it is that God has placed it on … more →
THE END OF THE CENTURY (1898)
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: In 1898, the first official Land Speed Record was established by Gaston Chasseloup-Laubat, some Fren … more →
LIVE WITH REGIS AND KATHIE LEE
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: April, 1996. Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Four city blocks have been cordoned off surrounding the ABC … more →
MIGRANT APES IN THE GASOLINE CRACK OF HISTORY
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: Rocket cars. Rocket dragsters. It was only a matter of time before the technology designed to put a … more →
THE ROAD TO BURNING MAN (Black Rock, 1996)
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: “For my next act, I will set myself a-fire,” – Craig Breedlove, moments after near … more →
VESUVIUS (Pomona, 1996)
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: En route to Black Rock, and with the motorized class struggle in our rear view mirrors, we continue … more →
THE FLYING CADUCEUS
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: As track workers mop up the space age detritus from the last failed attempt down the drag strip, Roy … more →
VERY EXPENSIVE SHIT
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: After the oil and broken hardware is finally mopped and broomed off the drag strip, another pair of … more →
GAS AND DUST, THE DEVIL AND DARK MATTER (1887-1912)
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: “The inertia of any system is the result of the interaction of that system with the rest of th … more →
THE FLOOD
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: (Jordan, 1996) “Come Friday and anybody with any sense was in full Lawrence of Arabia mode wit … more →
THE TWENTIES
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: THE TWENTIES “Everything was going well and the record appeared to be in the bag, when, sudden … more →
FELLOW TRAVELERS
colecoonce wrote 1 year ago: May 31, 1959, Riverside Raceway: The Russians dominate the heavens with Sputnik, a satellite designe … more →
