Absolute Land
Speed Record


Join us as we attempt to set the new absolute land speed record.


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Behind the scenes



Bill Marquardt



Driver



Has an extensive record in motorsports and has provided driver training and vehicle development for several automobile manufacturers. He has served on the technical inspection committee for Championship Auto Racing Teams. He also had the same position in Sports Car Club of America and National Autosport Association. He is an active driver with 98 road racing victories and several track records. Bill competed in NASCAR Grand-Am Series and has a National Auto Sports Association Competition license. He also has a DOT-FAA private pilot license.



Ray Dausman



Rocket Specialist



Rocket specialist co-designed the Absolute Land Speed Record "Blue Flame" Rocket engine



Darren Grove



Aeronautical Engineer



TBD



Mark Grubelich



R & D Engineer



Retired as a distinguished engineer from Sandia National Laboratories. He does consulting in Mechanical, Aeronautical and Explosive engineering.



Scott Meyer



Rocket Specialist



Mechanical Engineer and Managing Director Maurice J Zucrow Laboratories, Purdue University



Scott Parazynski



Astronaut (Ret)



United States Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, Human Factors Design Engineer. The only person to have flown in space and Summited Mt Everest, Physician and Pilot.



Jojo Sayson



Human Performance Consultant



Scientist/Co-Investigator NASA IVD Team for the International Space Station and President, Project Michaelangelo Foundation



Carson Slaybough



Assistant Professor Aerospace and Engineering



Purdue University, Propulsion and Combustion



Waldo Stakes



Land Speed Record Specialist



Land speed record specialist involved in 39 lands speed records



Purdue Design and Advisory Team



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Rafael Annunziato: Undergraduate Student, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineer, Fluids Team Jan Balk: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Aerodynamics Charlie Black: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Propulsion Team Eric Johnson: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Fluid Systems and Ground Support David Nartker: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Business Administration, Team Lead and Instrumentation Samuel Olsen: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautics, Chassis Systems Justin Ordonez: Master's Student, Engineering Management, Chassis System Joey Prom: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautics, Instrumentation and Simulation Chase Trautman: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautics, Fluid Systems and Ground Support Noah Yudewitz: Master's Student, Aeronautical and Astronautics, Propulsion Team


World Speed Record Consultants



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Eric Ahlstrom
Louise Noeth
Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering
United States Air Force Academy Mechanical Engineering



Special Thanks To



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Ron Ayers

Richard Fellman

Andy Green

Richard Noble

Stuart Ranadofsky

Dave Royce

Robin SIpe





Sponsors



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Goodyear Tire Company

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