The interview photo, second from the bottom, is Rollie Free and Ab Jenkins of
Mormon Meteor fame. The morning Free set the record was September 13, 1948.
Those of you who have been on the salt, early on a "September Morn" know how
chilly it can be before the sun gets high enough to warm things. Free
describes himself as being "blue with the cold" after his two runs. His
150.313 average was an impressive benchmark. Joe Petralli had set the record
Free broke on a Harley in 1937. Petralli's son is the FIA representative who
has been at the Cook Shootout the last few years. John Price, the current
owner of the Mormon Meteor has a movie that is due out in the next year or so
about the car, Jenkins, the Duesenberg brothers and the hundred or so records
Ab set with the car. It should be interesting.
Wes
On Mar 4, 2010, at 8:58 AM, John Szalay wrote:
> Life magazine photo archives has been placed on the net. through Google.
there are some good photos of some salt flats
> activity. including a good detailed photo of Rolly Free there also a large
series of 1937 photos of Capt. Eyston & Thunderbolt
>
> I went to the archives and used salt flats as the search word.. MANY photos
are misplaced or misnamed so look around..
>
>
> Rolly Free
> Large version but with LIFE watermark
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=salt+flats+source:life&prev=/images%
3Fq%3Dsalt%2Bflats%2Bsource:life%26start%3D100%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26
ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=76ac649ec4b22f75
>
>
> Smaller version without LIFE watermark
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=76ac649ec4b22f75&q=salt%20flats
%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsalt%2Bflats%2Bsource:life%26start%3D100%26
um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1
>
> another view small
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=c9fff13d81de729f&q=Roland%20Fre
e%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRoland%2BFree%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26tb
s%3Disch:1
>
> another view large with watermark
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=Roland+Free+source:life&prev=/images
%3Fq%3DRoland%2BFree%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=c9fff13d81
de729f
>
> another small
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=Roland+Free+source:life&prev=/images
%3Fq%3DRoland%2BFree%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=b4aebf00ad
e52a28
>
> another large
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=Roland+Free+source:life&prev=/images
%3Fq%3DRoland%2BFree%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=b4aebf00ad
e52a28
>
> interview photo
>
>
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=Roland+Free+source:life&prev=/images
%3Fq%3DRoland%2BFree%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=937736a84e
79dc32
>
>
> Capt. Eyston & Thunderbolt 1937
>
>
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch:1&sa=1&q=+Capt.+Eyston+%2
6+Thunderbolt+source:life&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&start=0
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