Craig Breedlove, who set land-speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats by topping 400, 500 and 600 mph in jet-powered cars nicknamed Spirit of America, has died.
Former land speed record holder Craig Breedlove reaches for his helmet prior to making his first test run in his car "Spirit of America" Wednesday, Oct 23, 1996, in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach Nev. Craig Breedlove, who set land-speed records by topping 400, 500 and 600 mph in jet-powered cars nicknamed Spirit of America, has died. He was 86. Breedlove died at his home in Rio Vista, California on April 4, 2023.
The mark has been topped since, with the current record sitting at 760.3 mph — faster than the speed of sound — but Breedlove helped make the land-speed mark a cultural phenomenon beginning in 1963. His early designs included a missile-shaped vehicle with three wheels, a jet engine and a rear fin; it was more fighter plane than passenger car.
During one of Breedlove’s record-breaking runs, he lost his brakes and his parachutes. Unable to stop for more than a mile, his car slammed into telephone poles before landing in a salt pond. Breedlove escaped unscathed.
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