Andy's Impossible Feat

[murph the surf]

In the 1962 Bonneville Record Runs,Andy Granatelli ran the "2-way standing start 10 mile runs" in complete darkness at an average speed of 151.66 mph,thus covering a mile in 20 seconds in pitch darkness with only the car's stock headlights for illumination.Andy said the feat would have been impossible without ?????????????????????

[studegary]

the black center line marking the track.

[murph the surf]

good thought but that wasn't what he claimed.

[Ron.Strasser]

How about a full Moon

[murph the surf]

another good guess,but not what he felicitously claimed.

Edited January 5, 2018 by murph the surf

[Stacey]

The amazing handling capabilities of the car that drives true and straight?

[murph the surf]

yet another good guess,but that's not the reason he gave,specifically to management at the Studebaker Corporation.

[mfg]

Studebaker Avanti's red dashbord illumination?

[murph the surf]

Correct,Ed!-in a letter dated August 18,1962,from Paxton Products to Studebaker President Sherwood Egbert,Andy Granatelli writes " Can you imagine what it is like covering a mile in 20 seconds in pitch darkness with only the car's headlights? Thanks to Avanti's aircraft instrument lighting,it would have otherwise been impossible."

 

Edited January 6, 2018 by murph the surf