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Goldenrod is an American streamliner land speed racing car which held the wheel-driven land speed record from 1965 to 1991. It was owned by Bob "Butch" and Bill Summers, of Ontario, California. Bob Summers drove the car to set the land speed record.
Top speed of the year earns an SCTA tropy; for the inaugural year, it went to Alex Xydias and Dean Batchelor for the So-Cal streamliner, with a speed of 193.54 mph (311.47 km/h). [6] Since then, the trophy has gone to Mickey Thompson, Art Arfons, the Summers Brothers, Don Vesco, Al Teague, and ten-time winner George Poteet, among others. [6]
Teague was trying to go even faster on February 11, 1959, eleven days before the first Daytona 500. "Teague pushed the speed envelope in the high-powered Sumar Special streamliner – to an estimated 140 mph (230 km/h)." [8] His car spun and flipped through the third turn and Teague was thrown, seat and all, from his car. He died nearly ...
The Spirit of Rett is a streamlined car designed to challenge the wheel-driven land speed record. [1] [2] On September 21, 2010 it made two speed runs piloted by Charlie Nearburg at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Pages in category "Streamliner cars" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Auto Union racing cars; B.
The 41st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1957. The event was part of the 1957 USAC National Championship Trail and it was the third race of the eight-race 1957 World Championship of Drivers.
Cheryl Tiegs, who shot to fame in 1978 after wearing a white fishnet swimsuit for Sports Illustrated, turns 72 in September 2019.
Lyons Motor Car, Streamliner Super Sport Glamour Photo. Lyons Motor Car is a US-based automobile developer and manufacturer based in New York City. The company's first vehicle, the Streamliner Super Sport, debuted as the LM2 Streamliner concept in April 2015. [1] The company was founded by Kevin W. Lyons, a graphic designer and automobile ...