Featured History Tom Cobbs: MickeyThompson_1

From the NY Times 26th August 1959:

Thompson set a single way record for an American of 332.809 on 25 August

https://www.nytimes.com/1959/08/26/archives/thompson-breaks-auto-speed-record.html

From the NY Times 30th August 1959:

Thompson set a 2 way record for an American of 330.512 on 29 August.

https://www.nytimes.com/1959/08/30/...in-2way-run-thompsons-auto-sets-mark-for.html

 

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From the Petersen Archive
https://archive.petersen.org/pages/...=&recentdaylimit=&foredit=&go=next&offset=336

 

Thank you very much, I will take a look at the FAA registry to see back ground on that particular cool
DC-3.

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just an aside, Speedweek hasn't been free to spectators for quite some time.

Mick

 

Mickey's book "Challenger" states that they spent August 23, 1959 going through technical inspection and made the first trial run on the short course on August 24.

 

That would make sense. Jim Travis is a wealth of knowledge but unfortunately I don't have his contact info any longer. He still lurks around Kugel's as well as the usual SoCal events. Someone over on the Landracing.com forum would likely know as well.

LOL Well, my memory is fuzzy. I must've snuck in last time.. lol

 

Thanks again Ryan for the gold! If you want the contact information for the folks let me know. They are on my Rolodex. Come to think of it, I may just know the right guy for you.