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:19:03
We only have about
30 miles to go?

:19:05
Darlin',
we don't have any sand.

:19:08
Hello!
We're in the desert!

:19:17
We should've
bought a squirrel.

:19:27
Mother of mercy!
Where'd you come from? Car trouble?

:19:31
Here. Sit down.
You two look exhausted.

:19:35
How long y'all been out there?
Here. Have something to drink.

:19:38
Ladies and gentlemen,
members of the press--

:19:41
- What's going on?
- Some rocket scientists from L.A....

:19:45
they're trying to break
the land speed record.

:19:51
A unique combination of automotive
and aerodynamic innovation.

:19:54
The vehicle, which
we call Lightning ll...

:19:57
represents three years
of R & D...

:19:58
which was conducted at the
California Institute of Technology.

:20:02
The design team was led by Professor
Ken Freedman and Dr. Richard Kramer.

:20:07
We believe
that, aerodynamically...

:20:09
this is the most perfect
vehicle ever designed.

:20:12
The entire vehicle weighs
less than 1,850 pounds.

:20:16
The body is a one-piece
Kevlar composite.

:20:19
The wheels are
solid billet aluminum...

:20:21
and she's powered by twin
JE-79 turbojet engines...

:20:25
the same engines that are
in the F-4 Phantom jet.

:20:28
Are there any questions?
:20:30
Mr. Calvert, what is
the current land speed record?

:20:32
That would be
742 miles per hour...

:20:34
but we hope to have
a new record today.

:20:37
- Anyone else?
- How do you start it?

:20:40
Good question.
:20:43
A green lever to the left of the
steering wheel in the cockpit...

:20:45
engages the primary thruster,
igniting the JE--


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