“And he thought that a 4,000-pound Buick that set a land-speed record was like driving a 4,000-pound Lego block down the Salt Flats and (trying) to do 200 (mph) would be a fun goal.”īefore his passing, Cash Jr. “He was a very interesting person, and he liked doing unusual things and having big goals,” Cash Sr. not only wanted the record back, he wanted to shatter it and get his car to go 200 mph. That record, in the XO/GCC class, was broken in 2018 by a car that went 175 mph. Its exit speed was even faster - clocking in at 171 mph. The latest record-breaking run came in 2013, when it recorded an official time of 165 mph. “Bombshell Betty,” as the car has been dubbed, had previously set six land-speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway. When the opportunity came to purchase and revamp a former speed-record-setting 1952 Buick, famous for its runs on the Bonneville Salt Flats, it was just another chance for Cash Jr. intended it to be, perhaps now more than ever. Now, those who knew him are trying to complete the challenge that Cash Jr. He left family and friends behind and at least one great challenge unconquered - a project he referred to as his eighth summit. didn’t make it back from conquering his seventh peak - Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world - in 2019, collapsing on his way down after summiting. He had this feeling if you are going to do epic stuff, bring people with you.”
He was just a real stickler on intentional living, he called it. “My son Don had strong feelings that you need to have a bucket list,” he said. Setting and meeting lofty goals was part of his personal philosophy, his father, Don Cash Sr., said - his belief about the way that life should be lived. was one of only a handful of people who have successfully climbed the “Seven Summits” of the world - the tallest mountain on each continent. Or, perhaps more accurately, some of its tallest.Ĭash Jr. enjoyed taking on some of the world’s greatest challenges.
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