{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6298f82a0567ea001241e383/62ce07a4d28e2300120b4165?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Land Speed Wars Reignite","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6298f82a0567ea001241e383/1654719873387-44a3e0d22bab09958594fc24192f4947.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>July 17, 1964.&nbsp;Donald Campbell climbs into the cockpit of the&nbsp;<em>Bluebird CN7&nbsp;</em>in the Australian desert with one goal in mind: breaking the world land speed record. In doing so, he sets off two incredible years of drama and heart-stopping competition between rivals, families, and even corporations, thousands of miles away in the United States.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What incredible lengths did these competitors go to&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;win the never-ending arms race for the record? What propelled these men and women to such achievements? And what major innovation in the 1960s changed the world of speed forever?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Special thanks to our guests, Louise Ann Noeth, author of&nbsp;<em>Bonneville Salt Flats</em>, and Tim Arfons, professional racer and son of former world land speed record holder Arthur Arfons.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The HISTORY® Channel"}