Having a world record for something that requires so much skill and determination that it takes decades to beat it quite the achievement. Impressive by any measure. Congratulations to her!
> Moments later, Holbrook yelled out into the open air of the Salt Flats, "Beat that, Fred!"
Fred I assume is 72 year old Fred Rompelberg, who set the previous record 23 years ago. This challenge might be more appropriate 23 years from now :).
Makes me think of the contrast with Felix Baumgartner who in his 2012 historic jump intentionally missed the free fall time record by a few seconds to not take every single record away from the previous holder, Joseph Kittinger, who held them for 52 years.
> Moments later, Holbrook yelled out into the open air of the Salt Flats, "Beat that, Fred!"
Fred I assume is 72 year old Fred Rompelberg, who set the previous record 23 years ago. This challenge might be more appropriate 23 years from now :).
Makes me think of the contrast with Felix Baumgartner who in his 2012 historic jump intentionally missed the free fall time record by a few seconds to not take every single record away from the previous holder, Joseph Kittinger, who held them for 52 years.