The story of Craig Breedlove’s Sonic Arrow jet car, and how the world’s fastest car crash and a certain amount of bad luck may have prevented him setting the first supersonic land speed record.
If you want to know more about Craig Breedlove and Sonic Arrow than I can fit into a 15 minute video, there are a couple of books you should check out!
(Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below.)
Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley
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Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley
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FURTHER READING
I buy a lot of books! Here are a selection of books that have inspired me or have been useful in my research.
Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed by Richard Noble
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Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen
https://amzn.to/3pjmZfg
Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America's Speed King by John Baechtel
https://amzn.to/3D2KCMt
The History Of Speed by Martin Roach
https://amzn.to/3NIl9Nh
Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne
https://amzn.to/43YqkQ2
Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson
https://amzn.to/3qY8v4P
Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter
https://amzn.to/42VsDBS
Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell's Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens
https://amzn.to/43SPW0H
Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours
https://amzn.to/3PASr34
Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John
https://amzn.to/44f8isp
The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings
https://amzn.to/43QjV9k
Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro
https://amzn.to/3NMzgSV
Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce
https://amzn.to/3qYlWSp
Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller
https://amzn.to/42WKuIN
Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter
https://amzn.to/3XoRpcn
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