With plenty of us who grew up around the drag strip to know the name Mickey Thompson, but less us realize that man was more than a name on the sidewall some seriously sticky rubber. He was also responsible for setting with plenty of land speed records in his day, including being the first man to break the barriers of 400 mph on salt. His son, Danny Thompson, is no slouch either wheel.Last year, the younger Thompson managed to set the fastest land for all Ford Mustang V8 supercharged swilling. 5 down .4-liter E85, Thompson clicked disable 252 mph, and this year it's going back for more.
Danny Thompson tries to Waltz past 300 mph barrier from another Mustang owned by Brent Hojek.The car, such as the last, will run with E85, but will package somewhere close to 300 horsepower.New Pony long-term also network-based carbon fiber work unit soy and soy-based unique yellow ink attempting to ecologically justify V8 supercharged. Hey we are not complaining. Head over to Television for a closer look at Stang blown 5 .4-liter.
[Source: Stang TV]
Filed under: Motorsports, Ford Racing tags: Brent Hojek, BrentHojek, Danny Thompson, DannyThompson, E85, Ford Mustang, FordMustang, Land Speed, LandSpeed, Mickey Thompson, MickeyThompson
