In a message dated 10/15/99 8:43:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com writes:
<< The Longest Skid Marks on Record
 
 While trying to set a new one-mile land speed record, Craig Breedlove
 inadvertently set another kind of record after he lost control of the Spirit
 of America jet-powered car on the Bonneville Salt Flats testing area in
 Utah. The vehicle began a skid moments into the run, taking nearly six miles
 to decelerate from an initial speed of well over 400 mph. >>
Were the skid marks on the ground or in his pants??  LOL
--David C.
 
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