What did the World Land Speed Record holder say to "The Times" about Daniel Jubb?
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Daniel Jubb Daniel Jubb (born 1984 in Manchester, England) is a British rocket scientist. In a 17 November 2008 article from the British newspaper "The Times", he was named "one of the world's leading rocket scientists", by the Royal Air Force Wing Commander Andy Green.
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Andy Green Wing Commander Andy D. Green OBE (born 30 July 1962) is a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot and World Land Speed Record holder.
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David Jubb David Jubb is a neurobehavioral physiologist and blood formation specialist, who promotes fasting, whole brain functioning and a diet based on life food. Jubb also describes himself as a and a specialist in colloidal biology.
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Arthur Duray Arthur Duray (9 February 1882 – 11 February 1954) was born in New York City of Belgian parents and later became a French citizen. An early aviator, he held Belgian license #3. He is probably best known today for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904. Driver George Stewart legally changed his name to Leon Duray in tribute to fellow driver Arthur Duray.
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Ted Simon Ted Simon (born 1931) is a German-born British journalist noted for circumnavigating the world twice by motorcycle. He was raised in London by a German mother and a Romanian father.
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George Eyston Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston MC OBE (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979) was a British racing driver in the 1920s and 1930s, and he broke the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939. He was also an engineer and inventor.
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Denis Jenkinson Denis Sargent Jenkinson (11 December 1920 – 29 November 1996), "Jenks" or "DSJ" as he was known in the pages of "Motor Sport", was a journalist deeply involved in motorsports. As Continental Correspondent of the UK-based "Motor Sport" magazine, he covered Formula One and other races all over Europe.
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Trevor Grove Trevor Grove (born 1 January 1945) is a British journalist and former editor of "The Sunday Telegraph" (1989–1992).
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Mercedes-Benz T80 The Mercedes-Benz T80 was a six-wheeled vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, developed and designed by Ferdinand Porsche. It was intended to break the world land speed record, but never made the attempt, having been over-taken by the outbreak of World War II.
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George Littlewood George Littlewood (1859–1912) was a professional pedestrian known as the "Sheffield Flyer" who still holds the 6-day world record for walking. This was achieved in Sheffield, England, between 6 and 11 March 1882, on a 13-lap to the mile track, 531 miles.
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Land speed racing Land speed racing is a form of motorsport.
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Oliver Bertram Oliver Henry Julius Bertram (26 February 1910 – 13 September 1975) was an English racing driver who held the Brooklands race track record for 2 months 2 days during 1935. He was twice awarded the BRDC Gold Star.
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1928 Isle of Man TT In the 1928 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy the newly developed 'positive-stop' foot gear-change by Velocette gave Alec Bennett his fifth TT Race win in the 1928 Junior, in the time of 3 hours, 50 minutes and 52 seconds, at an average speed of 68.65 mi/h , and setting a lap record at an average speed of 67.19 mi/h , with his teammate Harold Willis coming second.
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Prescott Speed Hill Climb Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Gloucestershire, England. The course used for most events (the "Long Course") is 1128 yd in length, and the hill record is held by Jos Goodyear, who set a time of 35.51 seconds on 7 September 2014 in his GWR Raptor Extreme. The track was extended in 1960 to form the present Long Course. There is also a "Short Course" of 880 yd , now used only by meetings organised by the Vintage Sports-Car Club.
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James Hunt James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in . After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman.
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White Triplex The White Triplex (also known as the "Triplex Special" and the "Spirit of Elkdom") was an American land speed record car built for J. H. White and driven by Ray Keech. It was powered by three 27-litre Liberty aero engines, for a total of 36 cylinders, 81 litres of displacement and a claimed 1500 bhp.
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Valerie Thompson Valerie Thompson (born April 17, 1967) is an American motorcycle drag and land speed racer. She is a 7-time motorcycle land-speed record holder and charter member of the Mojave Magnum "200 MPH Club." In 2012, she was selected to drive the North American Eagle Project jet car in which she will be attempting to break the land speed record for a woman (currently 512 mph). Valerie was later removed from this project and replaced by a different female rider, Jessi Combs. This began the downward spiral of her career, including the loss of Harley Davidson and Monster Energy as race sponsors.
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Graham Bell (skier) Graham Bell (born 4 January 1966) is a former Olympic skier who is also a TV presenter, adventurer and journalist. He has presented several BBC TV shows with Ed Leigh including "High Altitude" in 2009 and "Ski Sunday" more recently. Highlights included Graham tackling the Arctic Circle Race; a 160 mi cross-country skiing race in Greenland; and surviving a night in a snow-hole without food, water or a sleeping bag. He set a personal best top speed on skis of 121 mph .
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Micro Machines Micro Machines: The Original Scale Miniatures, also called Micro Machines or simply The Micros, are a line of toys originally made by Galoob (now part of Hasbro) in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1990s. Galoob licensed the idea behind Micro Machines from Clemens V. Hedeen, an American toy inventor from Wisconsin. Micro Machines were tiny scale component style "playsets" and vehicles that were slightly larger than N scale. Early Micro Machines television commercials were famous for featuring actor John Moschitta, Jr., who was (at the time) listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the world's fastest talker.
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Barney Oldfield Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an American pioneer automobile racer "whose name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". He began racing in 1902 and continued until his retirement in 1918. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour (96 km/h).
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Tebbs Lloyd Johnson Terence Lloyd "Tebbs Lloyd" Johnson ('7 April 1900, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – 26 December 1984, Coventry, West Midlands) was a British speed-walker.
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Fastest (film) Fastest is a documentary film about the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP. Filmed between 2010 and 2011 by director Mark Neale, it is narrated by Ewan McGregor and produced by Neale and award-winning producer Paul Taublieb, from Media X International, Inc.. Fastest was preceded by "The Doctor, The Tornado and The Kentucky Kid" and will be succeeded by "Charge", currently awaiting release.