Walt Arfons dies at 96; brother Art nabbed his land speed record
Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 01:01
in Physics & Chemistry
For three days in 1963, Walt Arfons held the land speed record of 413.2 mph driving a jet engine-powered race car. Then his brother and bitter rival Art bested him on the Bonneville Salt Flats.When Walt Arfons first strapped a jet engine onto a hot rod, experts thought the car would melt, explode or spin wildly out of control.