Norman Craig Breedlove Sr. passed away yesterday, the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association said today in SEMA news update. Breedlove was elected into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1993, Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame (1995), International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2000), and the Automotive Hall of Fame (2009). He also earned life membership in the Bonneville 200 MPH Club (1963).
His plaque at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI reads: “America’s King of Speed – Craig Breedlove became one of the most popular motorsports personalities in America after breaking the land speed record five times between 1963 and 1965. He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1937 to parents who worked in the movie industry. He bought his first car when he was only 13, and at 16 drove his 1934 Ford hot rod with a supercharged V8 engine to a recorded speed of 154 mph on the dry lakes of the Mojave Desert. Four years later, he drove a supercharged Oldsmobile-powered streamliner to 236 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Continue reading
EPA Wants Toughest Federal Emission Standards Ever
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today – as expected from controlled media leaks – announced new proposed federal vehicle emissions standards that historically are the strongest for cars and trucks.
EPA said the new regulations would deliver on President Biden’s promise to tackle the climate crisis and deliver health and economic benefits for all. The combined proposals, EPA said, would avoid ~10 billion tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to more than twice the total US CO2 emissions in 2022, saving thousands of dollars over the lives of the vehicles meeting the new standards and reduce America’s reliance on approximately 20 billion barrels of oil imports. Yes, but…* Continue reading →