The north American eagle's hope of winning

Zhan Gexi is 54 years old, with a short stature, a flat head and glasses, and a low profile. Craig Breedlove became an avid racing fan after he saw the "American Spirit" at the age of 12. The "American Spirit" was the world land speed record holder at that time, and now it is on display in a Chevrolet showroom in Seattle.

After graduating from high school, Jangeshi began to modify high-speed racing cars and special high-speed racing cars. When he was in college, he never gave up his hobby. But in the end, Janghosh chose his own job and made special trailers for important equipment. In the mid-199s, he met Schaedler by chance. At that time, he worked as a volunteer for a land speed racing team, of which Shadler was one of the owners.

In the process of making high-speed racing cars, Shadler and Zhanxige encountered a moment that discouraged them. Schaedler recalled that Noble's team had just performed a supersonic pioneering work in the Black Rock Desert, and the limit speed of this challenge was completed by Green driving their high-speed racing car ThrustSSC. "The car we developed immediately became useless. I told Keith that I wanted my money back. We should make our own cars. In this way, we finally shook hands and started to make the' North American Eagle'. "

Today, Schaedler's racing career has a history of more than 5 years. From the initial horse racing and children's soap box racing to high-speed horsepower cars, motorcycles and airplanes modified from old cars, he has tried everything that can be used for racing. In the 197s, he was persuaded by his wife to bid farewell to the motorcycle race, but there is still an Ossa Stiletto (a motorcycle) parked in his garage.

shadler and zhanxige think that the F-14 may help them set a new land speed record. One afternoon, Zhan Xige came to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington and saw an F-14 hanging from a rafter. He hasn't taken his eyes off this F-14 all afternoon. This trip to the museum convinced Zhan Xige that the F-14 was their hope. In their opinion, if there is not enough money to build a racing car from scratch, why not use other people's designs?

It took Schaedler more than a year to finally find an F-14 in Maine. It is reported that the US Air Force sold the F-14 to a company in Los Angeles, which used it as a sample of parts, and the plane subsequently became useless. At that time, its engine had been dismantled, half of the metal plate had been torn off, and the rest was covered with graffiti and bird droppings. According to Janghosh's memory, "If it were about two months later, this F-14 would turn into beer cans."