October 24, 2015, the X-1 on display at the 45th anniversary/reunion for the Blue Flame land speed record car. The X-1 was the prototype for the Blue Flame. Blue Flame was constructed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Reaction Dynamics, a company formed by Pete Farnsworth, Ray Dausman and Dick Keller who had developed the first hydrogen peroxide rocket dragster, called the X-1 and driven by Chuck Suba. Blue Flame used a combination of high-test peroxide and liquified natural gas (LNG), pressurized by helium gas. The Blue Flame is the rocket-powered vehicle driven by Gary Gabelich that achieved the world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 23, 1970. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h) and the flying kilometer at 630.388 mph (1,014.511 km/h). The Blue Flame still holds the fastest recorded speed at the Bonneville Salt Flats, 45 years later!
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I have a set of H-H 500's if you're still looking. Trying to post some pics. Send me your email to Kbonarek@hotmail.com and I can send you the pics.
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