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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr
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So, on his way to that lake back in 1964, Craig Breedlove set the all time record for longest skid marks after his 'chutes failed. Variously claimed to be between five and six miles long, from a speed of over 570 mph. He took out a bunch of telephone poles along the way. The glory days of the land speed record, him and Art Arfons (and others) traded it back and forth several times in the 1960's.
