Land speed 71-73

[droptop73]

Does anyone here know or know of Ed Voss? I stumbled upon this guys name and could only find this photo of the car. He is the current C/C production land speed record holder at 221.871 MPH at Bonneville. It would be cool to know more details and of course more photos...

 

[timachone]

How cool is that!

 

[cjstaci]

That tells us the aerodynamics of the car is good

 

[Don C]

A little more imformation:

Long time Paradise Valley residents join forces to break world record

The Bonneville Salt Flats and land speed racing are synonymous. Bonneville is named after Benjamin Bonneville, who was an Army officer that explored the Western United States in the 1800s. The …

www.yourvalley.net

 

[c9zx]

I have a friend who races at Bonneville. It is a demanding and EXPENSIVE endeavor. Chuck

 

[droptop73]

What a great story, thanks for digging it up Don.

 

[Ron Tanzi]

On the down side of this story: Mustangs do not do well in a salty environment. LOL.

Ron

 

[droptop73]

On the down side of this story: Mustangs do not do well in a salty environment. LOL.

Ron

But... many of the owners ARE salty! LOL!!

 

[kevken1959]

Very interesting story, but I don't understand this part:

"The years of endurance/average speed racing disappeared in 1935 when Sir Malcolm Campbell of Britain became the first man to break the 300 mile barrier on land with a speed of 301.129. The line was drawn."

Was there really a car that did 300mph in 1935?!

 

[droptop73]

 

[kevken1959]

Unreal.