But Louise,
I was told you got your start in racing around the jet powered drag cars?
I'd think you might be just a tiny bit biased.
With all the sponsor money Breedlove has collected he should be able to
afford several more attempts like Black Rock. There may be other reasons
why he is not out there running.
Wes
on 10/10/03 1:52 PM, Landspeed Louise Ann Noeth at
landspeedlouise@adelphia.net wrote:
> Arne
>
> Don't confuse sour grapes with friction. What ThrustSSC achieved is nothing
> short of astounding and worthy of great respect and recognition for all
> involved.
>
> If Breedlove would have attended to business instead of whatever it was he
> was doing on the dirt, then the USA would have doubtless held the world
> record -- albeit for a short time -- the point is the Brits would have
> landed in the USA chasing the glory, not still owning the glory. Faced with
> that, who knows what that would have altered in the psyche of the players?
>
> Remember the mark was only 633 and SOA was more than capable of obliterating
> that number -- especially when you consider it fell over at 675. It could be
> viewed as the missed opportunity of the highest order.
>
> Rather than the absolute record Breedlove will forever be remembered as the
> guy who laid down the world's longest skid mark and made the fastest U-turn.
>
> Sigh . . . the car was so right, so capable, yet so poorly campaigned.
>
> Overall, the power plant is tertiary to my fascination, with speed be
> primary and witnessing human courage as secondary. Wrap it all in ingenuity
> required to get the numbers and stay safe and what a drama you've got.
>
> Speedy Regards,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>
> LandSpeed Productions
>
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