Athol Graham crash probably not his fault

[Stainless1]

Good to see you are smart enough to figure the calculations involved in the apples and oranges comparison, too bad, as usual, you missed the point...   

But none of this is on topic

[dieselgeek]

dang, that website Franklin posted has some awesome pictures adn reading!!!  there goes another two hours of my day!!  I love this stuff.


To the rest of you, I'd caution that you need to re-read Slim's warning about getting off Franklin's back.  Seriously.  What do you care WHAT he posts?  It's interesting that some of you just can't find it in yourselves to simply SHUT UP if you don't like what he posts.   

[Stan Back]

I was just hoping he'd run out pretty soon.  Maybe he has -- now resorting to repeating himself.

[Ratliff]

In 1959, Graham clocked 344 mph using direct drive with a truck torque converter.

It seems like every year at Speedweek someone running a high horsepower car gets brought down by a blown clutch or broken transmission.

Hmmm.

[mydaddy]

Athol Graham was my dad, I don't think his crash was his fault either.  I lost my dad that day and if there is anyone out there with film of his race and crash and/or pictures please contact me at loiecats@hotmail.com. Thankyou

[smbus]

Seems the recent responses on this thread got away from the topic.  Just conducting a quick search for the date my uncle died and came across this forum. Those who raised this issue should know that many factors contributed to the crash.  But the most serious of them was that the tire manufacturer sent the wrong size tires on one or more of the wheels. Athol weighed the cost of canceling the race vs taking the risk.  That decided his fate.  We loved him for trying to bring the land speed record home to Utah.

[Billy @ AHG]

I have'nt reviewed all the posts to this topic,, but ,, has there been any more progress in restoring the car, ?  I guess you know that John Price is putting together a museum of speed, in SLC , he has gathered some impressive machinery, is there a possibility of getting the Graham car included ?

[cindergee1]

/Users/cynthiagilbert/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Modified/2013/Oct 27, 2013_2/athol graham crash.jpg

My father was at the crash in the pit....I have more pics and will post them later if anyone is interested.  I also have my father's point of view as far as the crash goes...  He was there. 

[SPARKY]

I would love to see them but why don't you clear them with  "mydaddy"

[edinlr]

and clear it with Ratliff 

[SPARKY]

Ssir  you are misinformed---that is SIR Propster to you