mayf,
This is what I heard.
They had a sponsor contract with a toy company. After their 409 record the
company went into immediate production of a model with a 409 mph record
banner in the box. They didn't want the record changed.
They, the toy company, stopped the return run with the air scoops and the
car went on the show circuit.
This story sounds possible, I'll try to remember to ask Bill Sommers the next
time I see him.
Bryan
DrMayf wrote:
> Was chewing the fat yesterday with Sparky and a question popped into my
> head... Goldenod was highly successful in recapturing the land speed record
> way back when. So why did the racing with this car stop? Most everybody I
> know continues to race until they cannot do it any longer. So why did the
> SUmmers Bros quit trying to up the record? Sparky's guestimate was that
> Chrysler had fronted the engines and they did not want to take a chance on
> something happening to take away the blush of glory that come with breaking
> the record.
>
> Anybody know the real story?
>
> mayf, out in pahrump, getting parts, parts and more parts. This working on 2
> cars is fun!
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