Event Coverage Danny Thompson & Challenger II

His Dad would be proud!!

 

Wow!!!! Congratulations to Danny and the crew...he has put his life into this moment for years. And so nice to see that Bonneville is running once again!!!!

 

Go Danny Go!

 

Outstanding Mr Thompson.Keep it up.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

The SCTA website doesn't show results for Sunday.
From what I can see, Danny Thompson qualified on Saturday with a 411.191mph run.
He backed it up on Sunday running approximately 402mph (from BangShift website)

I wish I could have been there to see it in person.

 

Just amazing! I can't imagine going that fast on the ground!
You could tell he was breathing heavy in the dash cam. I'd be too.

 

Dang! Congrats Danny. Dad would be proud!

 

Just announced Danny is packing up after setting record in his class. Wanted to go faster than Poteet (different class)
but was running low on funds.

Mick

 

That's kind of a shame, it would be cool to have the fastest piston engine record.

Rich

 

Amazing. I watched those videos like 5 times.

 

Now that he's proven what he has maybe some highbucker will help out. Good luck.

 

What Danny has done with no backing is unheard of in this era of the most dollars goes the fastest. The car his dad designed has the potential for much more if the funding was in place. Yes, lets hope his achievement this week will generate some capital for future attempts.

 

I have been listening to live broadcast all weekend. Amazing what Danny has achieved.

 

Glad he got to run and set a record too. I know last year and I think the year before he got skunked because the rain.

 

So very cool! Congrats Danny.

 

Ryan thanks for posting. It is awesome to see him take a car his dad built & do something very few have done.

 

Been watching the feeds from The Salt all weekend. Great Achievement by Danny Thompson and Crew!!

 

Correct ... Danny ran 411.191 MPH on Saturday:

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... and 402.348 MPH on Sunday:

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So the two-way average of Danny's two runs was 406.769 MPH ... bumping the previous AA/FS class record (392.503 MPH set by Charlie Nearburg's The SPIRIT Of RETT 'liner in October of 2009) up by 14+ MPH ... and making Thompson's CHALLENGER II the fastest normally-aspirated, piston-powered, wheel-driven streamliner to ever run on the famous salt lake bed.

NOTE:

AA = Engine displacement of 501.00 cubic inches (or greater).
FS = Unblown (i.e., no supercharger or turbocharger) Fuel Streamliner.​

 

Fantastic numbers - but, in the real world "how fast do you want to go?-how much money do you have?" still applies.

 

Congratulations to Danny and his team! What was the old Record and when was it set? Bob

 

His mother Judy ( Mickeys first wife) is up there too at the salt and I'm sure she was beeming with joy in her heart. My wife is waiting for her return so she can hear all about it at the gym where they both work out.

 

I'm a little disappointed. I had hoped to hear him hollering WH-E-E-E-E-E-E!!!!!

 

Yep:

Danny Thompson gets a congratulatory kiss from his mom after setting the new AA/FS record.​

 

Here is a pic of it in impound on Sunday.

 

Old record was 392.5 set in 2009.

 

I saw that run and met Danny this weekend, totally nice guy. JW

 

I don't know him, but I'm in for $100 when you get it set up.

 

Thanks for the photo, I knew she was happy.