Girls Garage star is worlds fastest woman

wheelbender6

wheelbender6

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You ever watch those car mod shows and wonder if the people are legit or just actors?
Jesse Combs is the real deal.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/12/...ds-fastest-woman-four-wheels-video-exclusive/
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That's cool. I will have to take a peek. BTW: that car - is that an old Starfighter jet with wheels on it.
Yeah, I'll have to read about that.
 
Thanks for the link!

Actually, what I wonder about is How much would it cost to do that?

I have always wanted to do an honest 200mph and have never got there.

rc
 
Allen_Wrench said:
That's cool. I will have to take a peek. BTW: that car - is that an old Starfighter jet with wheels on it.
Yeah, I'll have to read about that.
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Ditto: Looks like a 104 to me too. If it isn't they certainly used the same profile.

Thanks for the link, Bender. That was interesting.

Tom
 
After F-104s were retired from combat units, they were still used a lot for research and testing. There were some modified F-104s that were sent into the skies specifically for the purpose of being struck by lightening for atmospheric experiments. Those pilots had some huevos.
 
wheelbender6 said:
After F-104s were retired from combat units, they were still used a lot for research and testing. There were some modified F-104s that were sent into the skies specifically for the purpose of being struck by lightening for atmospheric experiments. Those pilots had some huevos.
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Actually, I was pumping gas once when the station canopy got struck by lightning. And I was standing in a puddle holding the hose, so I was part of the circuit. It feels both holy and unholy at the same time. I'm afraid I buckled a tad. Okay, to be honest - I went down like Newton's apple. This was not on my agenda for that day. So I can say, Yes! It would take a solid brass pair of big ones to go out looking for a good cloud to get yourself hit by lightning in. Me, I make a point of staying inside on such days whenever possible now.
 
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