Tallguy
Pete Farnsworth, Ray Dausman and I read the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA) International Sporting Code, Appendix D, Regulations for Records. The FIA-recognized distances for flying start world records are I kilometer and 1 mile. These have been the FIA-recognized distances since Chasseloup-Loubat went 39.24 mi/h in 1898.
We began working on The Blue Flame land speed record project in August 1968 and, with Gary Gabelich driving, set FIA timed and certified world land speed records in the mile (622.407 mi/h) and the kilometer (630.388 mi/h or 1,014.656 km/h) in October 1970. We designed and built every nut, bolt, and rivet on the car – including the innovative LNG/H2O2 rocket motor – and set the absolute world land speed record in less than 27 months. We did this on our first-ever attempt on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
We never “called it quits”. We attempted to set the absolute world land speed record and succeeded. What have you done? Yes, talk is cheap.
We did want to return to Bonneville and attempt a supersonic record, but had lost ownership of The Blue Flame to our sponsor when we missed our contracted over-optimistic 1969 target date for the record attempt. I don’t call that “quitting”. They gave The Blue Flame to a European museum to prevent our running it again. By the way, what I have you ever done? I hear nothing!
Pete and I did return to Bonneville in 1971 with our FIM-timed Honda Hawk streamliner, driven by Jon McKibben. It went 286.556 mi/h (fastest ever motorcycle) but could not set the record with the return run due to mechanical failure. Not too shabby for our first ever motorcycle. I still haven’t heard what you have done?
Oh, and in 1972 and 1974, with two versions of the Pollution Packer rocket dragsters, driven by Dave Anderson and Vern Anderson, we set acceleration records for the ¼-mile, 500 meters, and the kilometer. What did you say you have done?
We never claimed any phony “women’s” world records. We never used phony WLSRA timing or certified for phony records. We never defamed the land speed racing community with total bullshit and fraud. That is what the North American Eagle is doing.