American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 7 | Page 40

of Danny Thompson’s

On the morning September 17, Danny
Thompson’s Challenger 2 was released
from impound and made a 402.348mph
return run to back up the 411.191mph
run from the prior day giving Thompson
a new AA/FS record of 406.7mph!*

but he was never able to get the official
400mph plus record.

Danny said, “I'm proud to say that this
weekend my crew and I were able to take
care of his unfinished business. A massive thank you to my family, my team,
and to all of my sponsors. None of this
would have been possible without their
committed and steadfast support. God
knows we've run into obstacles along the
way. They were always behind me, and
I'll remain grateful to them for that until
the day I die.”

In terms of the actual run, it was much
smoother than yesterday. The SCTA officials moved the track approximately 80ft
eastwards, and the surface felt much nicThis was an achievement fifty years in er, especially towards the big end. The
the making. Bonneville put my Mickey shutoff area was also much improved.
Thompson (Danny’s father) on the map,
Danny points to his newly acquired Black Hat,
given to those that break a record of 200+ mph.