World Speed Record Broken - Steadfast Will Whiteside

[johnnyrace]

Will Whiteside, His Crew, and Steadfast have set a currently UNOFFICIAL Speed Record in Class 1C1D at 407mph...They are getting ready for another attempt to increase the record as this is written...Photos below.

Wendover, Ut On Monday October 10, the world turned it's attention to perhaps the most historic ground on earth for speed records, the Bonneville salt flats. At 407 MPH, Will Whiteside and his Reno Air racer "SteadFast" unofficially shattered the previously held three Kilometer speed record by 102 MPH. Originally set in 2002 by the Howard Hughes designed H1 replica Racer, and previously established by Howard Hughes himself in the original H1 in 1935.

40 year old Veteran Reno air racer Will Whiteside claimed the second fastest qualifying time at the 2011 Reno National Championship Air Races in the P-51 VooDoo and was a contender for the overall win. "SteadFast", Will's WWII era Russian fighter/racer appropriately named for it's yearly prowess on the racecourse at Reno Stead airport is in its sixth year of speed refinements. This powerful piston powered, propeller aircraft was chosen to break the three Kilometer closed course for the under 6600 lb. world aviation record because of its significant power to weight design characteristics.


TUESDAY October 11 , 2011... SPEED NOW IS THE NEW UNOFFICIAL RECORD OF 416mph!!!!

[wingman]

Thanks for this! I'm glad somebody's there and keeping us up to date...

Neal

[Desertdawg]

I second that.

Thanks

[johnnyrace]

I wanted to be there, but could not make it...Will is sending me info as it happens to keep you all informed as quickly as possible.

[3pedal]

Very cool - I didn't know this was going on. Wish I could be there.

[wolfee]

Thanks for the update Johnny...

And congrats yo Will and team Steadfast on the new record! Awesome stuff!!

Wolfee

[hattend]

Congratulations to Will and Steadfast!

Well Done!

Don Hatten
Go Bear!

[flyingjibus]

Awesome for Will!

Now someone needs to go break his record in an american designed aircraft. Maybe something like this?

[Daver]

AWWWRIGHT! Go SteadFast!!!!

[invader28]

Where was this record set at exactly?