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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA (JULY 22ND, 2013)

Danny Thompson, son of late motorsports innovator and entrepreneur Mickey Thompson, has launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to return his father’s 1968 streamliner, Challenger II, to the salt course at Bonneville with the intention of breaking the piston-driven world land speed record. Accomplishing that feat requires a speed of at least 450 mph, something Danny believes is possible with upgrades and improvements he and his team have been making to the original vehicle over the past two years.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA​

Replay XD, the leading manufacturer of high quality, ultra-rugged imaging solutions has joined forces with THOMPSONLSR. Modifications to the substructure of the streamliner have allowed the team to build mounting points directly into the vehicle to capture footage of the run in high definition, as well as monitor and analyze the deployment of key systems, including the parachute blossoms, for later analysis. The compact size and unmatched versatility of the Replay XD cameras provided the best possible solution for external and internal video recording. Danny Thompson is pleased to announce their partnership in his racing endeavor. 

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Danny Thompson is proud to announce that Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels, a company founded by his late father, has joined THOMPSONLSR as the team's first major sponsor. An undisputed leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance racing products, M/T Tires will equip the streamliner with a purpose built set of highly advanced competition tires certified safe up to an extraordinary 575 miles per hour. Banded with steel wire and extensively cross woven with nylon, the Bonneville specific set is a testament to Mickey's objective upon founding the company, which was to provide the best possible solutions to racers and enthusiasts intent on pushing the limits of their vehicles and themselves.