The Blue Flame

[Chas Kingston]

I just reminced myself that it has been 35 years to the day since we set a new Land Speed Record of 622.407 mph on the Bonneville Salt flats with The Blue Flame. It has been a while since I posted the link to the story, and we have some new members who might appreciate it. Therefore: http://members.aol.com/kingstonchas/TheBlueFlame.html

Ol' Geezer

To keep this post Corvette-related, I'll include a pic from Corvette News from '71.

[Joseph T.]

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Charles

Thanks for sharing this important Anniversary reminder!

I didn't realize you were on that team!

Since you went and looked at the Chicago car..( Nassau/Daytona 57 )..it has been quite a ride. After showing it at Bloomington in June....GM authorized an internal search of their archives and I just received 600 photo's.

Congratulations on being part of the Blue Flame History.

Joe Trybulec

[mike cobine]

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I read, and I read, and I read.

Great story. It is good to hear about things like that. With multi-million dollar budget teams in everything down to club racing, it is hard for anyone today to understand how shoe string things were for a lot of people. A lot of seat of the pants work on whether something worked or not.

A friend ran a Can Am operation out of a 2 car garage. Today, that wouldn't house the computers on such an operation.

[Chas Kingston]

[Joseph T.]

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Charles..did you stay in Wendover during the blue flame project at Bonneville!

Did you ever go back to Bonneville?

[Joseph T.]

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Charles

Sorry to have missed you at Bloomington. I have not made any decision at this time to restore the car yet. Just taking it slow to make that irreversible decision.

It would certainly be a show stopper in race trim..but it is pretty neat as is.

I have a few of the pictures enlarged and it makes for a great display.

Maybe one day I can work something out with the NCM. GM would like it for the new Heritage Museum.

Hope your condition improves.

[Chas Kingston]

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We stayed in beautiful downtown Weendover, six weeks at the Western Motel. Breakfastr each morning at the adjacent cafe, dinner each night at the State-line Casino.

I've never been baack. For years I had the itch, but I guess the salt is too soft for LSR attempts now. Recent attempts have been on the Black Rock desert, north 0f Reno. That just wpouldn't be the same.