Get Up Close to the North American Eagle™ & Meet It’s Record Breaking Drivers

KENT, WA – The North American Eagle™ (NAE) Supersonic Speed Challenger will be on display at the O’Reilly NHRA Northwest Nationals Drag Races in Pacific Raceways near Kent, WA. The Eagle display will be staffed by 3-time land speed record holder andMojave Magnum “200 MPH Club” member, Valerie Thompson and team owner/primary driver, Ed Shadle. Both Shadle and Thompson are Northwest natives. The NAE team is based in the Puget Sound area with an all-volunteer team of American and Canadian engineers and former military personnel.

PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY: Driver Valerie Thompson, Driver Ed Shadle and the NAE Team will be available for interviews and photos. Either drop by or call to schedule a time.

DATE: August 3-5, 2012

TIME: Gates open at 8:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Pacific Raceways, 31001 144th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98042. Located 10 miles east of Interstate 5 on Highway 18.

The NAE Supersonic Speed Challenger was built with the purpose of bringing the world land speed record back to North America. The British have held the absolute land speed record since 1983 and increased the record in 1997 to an amazing 763 MPH. The NAE team will attempt to break that record as well as the female record, currently held by Kitty O’Neil at 512 MPH. Thompson will be driving the NAE to eclipse the female record and Shadle will be driving for the absolute record. With the cooperation of the Bureau of Land Management and adequate funding, both those records will fall over the next year.

The NAE is a 50,000 horsepower converted F-104 Lockheed Star Fighter jet, once flown by the most famous test pilots of the 50′s and 60′s. This jet-powered car is designed to travel over 800 mph. Thompson is a Team Owner/Pro Motorcycle driver who has competed in the All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), drag racing’s largest and most elite series.