Budweiser Rocket Finish:Single Dockhead Folly

Dockhead Folly

Boys by a lock on the Grand Union Canal

South-west view of Bromley Hill

c1845 with horse darwn carriages and figures on the street

Budweiser Rocket Finish:Single Dockhead FollyBudweiser Rocket, USA, 1979. This rocket powered vehicle designed by William Frederick was calculated as having been driven by Stan Barrett at 739. 666 mph at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was not accepted as a new Land Speed Record, however, as the attempt fell foul of several of the strict rules governing Land Speed Record attempts. The vehicle made only one run, where the rules stipulate that two must be made, in opposite directions,