Danny Thompson on CNN

[Richard Bartrop]

A piece on Danny Thompson, son of Mickey Thompson, on his attempt to break his father's record.  They mentioned he officially broke a record, though they were vague about the official number, though they did mention one run of 402 MPH, and one of 411.  A check through Wikipedia lists the current piston driven record at 439 and change, so I'm not too sure which record they're talking about. Then again, we are talking CNN.   Still, not a bad run for a nearly 50 year old car.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/bonneville-danny-thompson-speed-record/

[1930fordpickup]

The record he broke was for the engine size in his class. I am following him on Facebook , he has a big smile right now. Car is in inspection. 

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

He broke the record for the class the car is currently set up for, AA/FS, which was previously 392.5. He did it with an average of yesterday's 411 MPH run backed up with this morning's 402 MPH run.

Though the car is indeed 50 years old, it's been almost completely re-engineered and updated since it was originally built by Danny Thompson's father Mickey.

The quest for the absolute land speed record for piston-powered vehicles, currently held by George Poteet, will continue.

Congratulations to Danny Thompson and his team for an outstanding achievement.

https://www.racer.com/north-american-racing/item/133130-lsr-thompson-breaks-record-for-hot-rods

 

 

Edited August 14, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[1930fordpickup]

 So happy for him to break this record. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Here's a short video of some of the story to date.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Here's the whole story of the LSR effort by Danny Thompson and the car...

http://thompsonlsr.com/

[Richard Bartrop]

Here's the whole story of the LSR effort by Danny Thompson and the car...

http://thompsonlsr.com/

Thanks for the clarification.

[Toner283]

He broke the record for the class the car is currently set up for, AA/FS, which was previously 392.5. He did it with an average of yesterday's 411 MPH run backed up with this morning's 402 MPH run.

Though the car is indeed 50 years old, it's been almost completely re-engineered and updated since it was originally built by Danny Thompson's father Mickey.

The quest for the absolute land speed record for piston-powered vehicles, currently held by George Poteet, will continue.

Congratulations to Danny Thompson and his team for an outstanding achievement.

https://www.racer.com/north-american-racing/item/133130-lsr-thompson-breaks-record-for-hot-rods

 

 

With a 405ish average on a 392 mph record, he didn't just break the record, he smashed it completely. Usually records are raised by small increments 2, 3, 5 mph etc. To raise it by 10 mph is no small feat. Big congratulations to Danny are in order.