Friday, April 29, 2022

Blind Drag Racer sets New Speed record!

But Don’t think it’ll let Him into Bonneville’s 200 Club…

 

So I’ve had this sitting in my email for a few weeks now. As Florentine F1 Spotter Jeannie sent it to me. As it’s about the Blind Drag Racer I scribbled ‘bout here on No Fenders awhile ago. As Dan Parker’s finally set a new Guiness World Record for Blind Speed Merchants at an incredible speed a skosh North of  211mph!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Q-sPL7kRU

 

Like I said, I wrote about Dan here on No Fenders Wayback in 2020, having originally Heard about Him via my NFB Newsline for The Blind telephone service’s Car and Driver magazine section.

 

http://www.nofenders.net/2020/05/autos-blind-mans-quest-for-breaking.html

 

As I’d still like to know more upon the technical side of Dan’s Corvette, i.e.; his custom computer aided Guidance system, and the dual steering controls, etc. But still it’s pretty Freakin’ Amazing!

 

As naturally, being Blind, this subject’s fascinated Mwah for almost a Decade now, having first scribbled about the subject in the following No Fenders tome…

 

http://www.nofenders.net/2013/09/breaking-blind-speed-record-on4-wheels.html