Craig Breedlove has passed

[chimp koose]

R.I.P Mr. Breedlove , thank you for making a young kids life more exciting by thinking about your accomplishments and giving rise to dreams of mechanical goals of my own . He is one of the people from his generation that inspired younger kids to just have a dream and go for it .

[jaybee]

No question about it. One of the legends.

[purplepickup]

^^^ Well said Chimp. Sad to see people pass that were examples of what you can do with enough determination. Breedlove was definitely an inspiration to many. RIP

As sort of a tribute I just watched the '64 video again of his first 500mph run and crash...The Wildest Ride.

[rumrumm]

He was a true icon. He even inspired The Beach Boys' song, "Spirit of America."

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Yeah the land speed wars of the 1960s were interesting.  He help create the era of land speed racing with thrust

[kb426]

I remember reading about the jet engines and thinking that they cheated. He certainly was innovative and gave it 100%. If you do some reading, history says he used every dime he had to build each car.