Gary Gabelich Rocket Power LSR Car June 1973 Science & Mechanics Magazine Cover

[J79]

I have the Cover photo only. Does anyone have the complete article they can post? Does anyone know where I can watch his Documentary called "One Second from Eternity: The History of the Land Speed Record in 1971?"

"One Second from Eternity: The History of the Land Speed Record in 1971" refers to a documentary that chronicles the pursuit of the land speed record, specifically focusing on the year 1971, which is most notably associated with Gary Gabelich setting a new record with the rocket-powered car "Blue Flame" on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

From Wikipedia about Gary Gabrlich.

Gabelich broke the LSR by achieving average speeds of 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h) over a flying mile and 630.388 mph (1,014.511 km/h) over a flying kilometer.[14] The thrust used during this attempt was between 13,000 pounds (58,000 newtons) and 15,000 pounds (67,000 newtons).[15] A top speed of approximately 650 mph (1,050 km/h) was momentarily attained during one run.

Blue Flame is a rocket-powered land speed racing vehicle that was driven by Gary Gabelich and achieved a world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 23, 1970. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h) and the flying kilometer at 630.388 mph (1,014.511 km/h).[1] Blue Flame's world records have since been broken.

The FIA rules dictate that a land speed mark is recognized only after two runs through the FIA measured kilometer and mile courses. The two corresponding speeds are then averaged for the official time and speed. Additionally both runs must be made within one hour.[16]

Gabelich averaged 629.412 mph (1,013 km/h) on his first run and 631.367 mph (1,016 km/h) on his second run for an average speed of 630.388 mph (1,015 km/h) establishing a new kilometer FIA LSR.[17] The mile FIA LSR was the first exceeding 1,000 km/h (621 mph) and remained unbeaten until 1983, when Richard Noble broke it driving Thrust 2. The faster kilometer FIA LSR remained unbroken for 27 years when ThrustSSC went supersonic in 1997.[18][19][20]

In 1969 Gabelich established a quarter mile Drag boat record of 200.44 mph (323 km/h) [21][22] This is not the same as the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Water Speed Record (WSR) in which Donald Campbell broke 200 mph (322 km/h) on 23 July 1955 in the Bluebird K7.

Gabelich was seriously injured in the crash of an experimental 4 wheel drive Funny Car in 1972[23] that careened out of control at 180 mph (290 km/h) during a quarter mile run almost severing his left forearm and broke his left leg so severely that more than a year later he still wore a cast.[24] This incident ended his racing career and he never raced again, concentrating instead on a new supersonic vehicle.

Gabelich died in January 1984 in a motorcycle crash.

In the early 1980s he established the "Rocketman Corporation" with Tom Daniel.[25] The objective was to design and build a vehicle capable of reaching speeds in the 800 mph (1,287 km/h) range. This conceptual vehicle was named "American Way"[26] but the project was cut short by his untimely death in January 1984 in a motorcycle crash.[27]

Gabelich was part of the cast in the 1977 movie Joyride to Nowhere and he made a documentary, One Second from Eternity: The History of the Land Speed Record in 1971.[28] Gabelich and his family appeared on Family Feud with Richard Dawson, where he presented the key to the city of Long Beach, California to Dawson.

In 2008 Gabelich was inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame[29] in front of the Convention Center on Pine Avenue. He was represented at the ceremony by his wife Rae,[30] a Long Beach City Councilwoman who retired in 2012 after eight years of service.[31][32]

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2016.[33]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gabelich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Flame#:~:text=(24%20bar).-,Land%20speed%20record,h)%20for%20the%20flying%20kilometre.

[J79]

Picture of Movie Poster. "One Second from Eternity: The History of the Land Speed Record in 1971" refers to a documentary that chronicles the pursuit of the land speed record, specifically focusing on the year 1971, which is most notably associated with Gary Gabelich setting a new record with the rocket-powered car "Blue Flame" on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

[kiwi belly tank]

Waiting for Dick Keller aka Mayoman to chime in! 
  Sid.

[Stainless1]

Well Franklin, you can copy and paste with the best of them.... maybe you need to copy the footnotes as well...

[floydjer]

Props to you Bob.

[MAYOMAN]

The Blue Flame rocket-powered automobile, driven by Gary Gabelich, set the absolute world land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, on October 23, 1970! NOT 1971.

[MAYOMAN]

Oh, by the way, the FIA absolute world land speed set by Gary Gabelich on October 23, 1970 was the kilometer record, 1,014.656 km/hr (630.388 mi/hr). That was the fastest of the kilometer and mile records set that day. Unfortunately, the sponsor's (American Gas Association) publicity team had been obsessed with the mile record throughout the project and erroneously publicized that slower 622.407 mi/hr record in the mile, which remains painted on The Blue Flame in the museum in Sinsheim, Germany. By the way, it was the first LSR exceeding 1,000 km/hr. Nice.

[PorkPie]

Dick,

as you know,

I took care that the right speed is in big letters on the base where the Blue Flame stands on...

so, everyone knows what the real fastest record is 

[MAYOMAN]

The film, The Blue Flame - Speedquest is online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PFEnzhP9Y4

Also, my book, SPEEDQUEST Inside The Blue Flame, is available at Amazon Books.
That is the complete history of the October 23, 1970 world land speed record.

[J79]

MAYOMAN. Is this film available to watch? "One Second from Eternity: The History of the Land Speed Record in 1971" refers to a documentary that chronicles the pursuit of the land speed record, specifically focusing on the year 1971, which is most notably associated with Gary Gabelich setting a new record with the rocket-powered car "Blue Flame" on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

The film, The Blue Flame - Speedquest is online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PFEnzhP9Y4

Also, my book, SPEEDQUEST Inside The Blue Flame, is available at Amazon Books.
That is the complete history of the October 23, 1970 world land speed record.

[MAYOMAN]

To watch the Speedquest movie, click on the link and the movie will play online.

[J79]

Is your video link "Speedquest" the same movie "One Second from Eternity?"

To watch the Speedquest movie, click on the link and the movie will play online.

[MAYOMAN]

The online movie, The Blue Flame - Speedquest, is the true story of the October 23, 1970 world land speed record set by driver Gary Gabelich. IN 1970! NOT 1971!
I shot much of the film on my Bell&Howell 70DL 16mm camera. Some of that early footage was used by me promoting American Gas Association sponsorship of the LSR project. It was an important part of the whole story, resulting in the absolute world land speed record set in 1970 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah, Gary Gabelich driving.

I have no idea what the movie "One second from eternity" is about. I could not watch it online.