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In 1965, Thompson published Challenger: Mickey Thompson's own story of his life of Speed. In 1968 Danny Ongais and he took three Ford Mustang Mach 1 to the Bonneville salt flats for a feature in Hot Rod magazine, in the process setting 295 speed and endurance records over a series of 500-mile and 24-hour courses.
16 lip 2024 · In 1988, after Mickey and Trudy Thompson passed away, Danny, then just 34 years old, took control of the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG), an indoor motocross and off-road vehicle racing show and competition that the couple had established in 1979.
29 lip 2024 · ‘Speed King’ Mickey Thompson and wife Trudy were found dead outside their Los Angeles home – and for more than a decade, no one knew why.
16 lip 2024 · One of Mickey's children, his son Danny Thompson, carries on his legacy as a racer himself, speaking at events and even beating his father’s racing records.
5 sie 2013 · Mickey Thompson's son is resurrecting his father's Challenger II land speed record holder, outfitting it with 4,000 horsepower to realize his father's goal of reaching 450 mph.
16 lip 2024 · Around 6 a.m. on March 16, 1988, Mickey and Trudy Thompson stepped out of their house for work when neighbors heard gunshots. Shortly after, they heard Mickey’s voice pleading for mercy for his wife, followed by another gunshot and then complete silence.
The local news helicopters were hovering overhead. Mickey Thompson, famous American racer, 59 years old, and his second wife, Trudy, 41, had been shot to death in their own driveway.
