Gary Gabelich

Gary Gabelich (born August 29, 1940, died January 1984) was a Croatian-American who won the land speed record with his rocket powered automobile "Blue Flame" on October 28, 1970, achieving the average speed of 622.287 miles/h (1001.452863 km/h) on dry lake bed at Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. This record was the first record over 1000 km/h, it remained unbeaten until 1983, when Richard Noble broke it driving Thrust 2.

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August 29 - 1940 - January - 1984 - Croat - Land speed record - Rocket - Blue Flame - October 28 - 1970 - Average - Mile - H - Km - Bonneville Salt Flats - Wendover - Utah - 1983 - Richard Noble - Thrust 2

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Gabelich died in January 1984 in a motorcycle crash.

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