FredDannenfelzer is 78 andwhenwe speakon thephone is preparing for the last races of the year at El Mirage. He’s been racing sincehewas 16,
whenhewas a student in SantaBarbara, wherehe still lives. He’s oneof only six racers to goover 300mph at El Mirage and in2010, at 72, hehit
366mph (589kph) at Bonneville. “I went 376mph inqualifying,” he says, “butwehad aproblemwith themagnetoon the return.” Likeother drivers, he
says he’s in it for building thecars (he’spicturedwithhis lakester) and setting records – sowhatwould the retiredceramics cast setter dootherwise?
“I do a lot of bowlingwhen I’mnotworkingoncars. I bowled300 in 1999, the same year I passed300mph. It’s theonly one I’veever bowled.”
FredDannenfeizer
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