New Land Speed Record in the Works

[Birdog8585]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/science/21speed.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=science

Old F-104 Starfighter: $25,000
"Bankroll" to build the thing: $250,000
Junkyard "chute-deployers": $25 each
Idea of beating the highly financed "Bloodhound" car by strapping yourself a redneck rocket sled made from an old fighter: PRICELESS!!

Hope they pull it off, talk about bragging rights

 

[scoolbubba]

I think there was a PBS or Nat Geo special on these guys a while back... pretty awesome stuff.

Not exactly a couple rednecks dicking around with rockets in their backyard, though...