Ace-Garageguy Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) Mickey Thompson's son, Danny, has rebuilt the car his father had intended to run with him at Bonneville back in the late 1980s (a car that was built in 1968), and it's racing again with Danny driving. On the salt this year, the car performed almost flawlessly until one of the clutches let go on the third full run. Danny and the Challenger came close to setting a class record, but wet weather following the clutch problem ended the Bonneville season early. It looks like both car and driver are entirely capable of setting new world Land Speed Records for Piston Driven Automobiles and Wheel Driven Automobiles during the 2015 season. This video is a short walkaround with Danny himself explaining significant mechanical features of the naked car. Edited November 7, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 A short interview with Danny about the father-son thing and a little history... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) And more on the technical aspects of the car. To me this is just great stuff, and it gets into things like engine and shifter synchronization. Edited November 7, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Kool stuff!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 It's posts like this that keeps us up to date, thanks Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thanks Bill. I hope and pray that he breaks the record . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thanks Bill. Super tech stuff. No hype, sponsors or BS. I wish him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racephoto1 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Me , I'm the opposite of some of the guys here. Danny , with multiple engines is going by sheer brute force. Me, I'm a Speed Demon type of guy, small car , single engine. The different combinations that run the Salt sure make things interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Now there is a great story, and well worth a follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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