Christmas Fireplace Stories. Capt. Jack Mclure and his Turbonique-Rocket Engine Kart!

Well thats one of my favorites .

A true legend with balls of real steel excuse me the words .. Its a story like a fairytale that i like to said to the others with a lot of details and when they start saying to me . stop this is all lies … im giving them the expression " ok lets start the video show ladies and gens "

meet the daredavil everest !

capt jack and his rocket kart .

The engine was produced somewhere around 1960 in a small company called turbonique and the power produced is magnificient ! but …
a dangerous error in that engines circle of life was a fatal one … if you press the pedal to the metal and then getting scared and lift for a bit .. but then trying to go back to full throtlle … well most of the times the engine was transformed into a bomb behind you and almost for sure kills you …

So after some serious accidents the boss of the small factory turbonique got himself in prison ! for the sale of this dangerous but so fast engine . The turbonique engines using rocket fuel and i will post some more info for all of as to see what you can actually buy legal and try to race it in the 60s ..

well …that dangerous stories never stop Captain Jack from racing and sometimes wins cars with huge engines all over the country in a lot of drag races on his gokart . And if you check him , he is still available for another round of heavy heperoxide fuel drag pass , if someone calls him and invite his team .

that man is beyond 95 years old now but can still sent it !

A fantastic story and a national treasure for me . I could write pages and pages , but its better to bring some great articles and video for Captain jack here . GOD bless the man .

marry christmas to all you lads !

look at that amazing pass in 2014 !!

more jack here …

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I did not know that he actually bought the engine and that it had a history of blowing up. It’s a great story!