Land-speed record try OK'd in Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management on Monday approved a bid to break the land-speed record next year in a desert valley in central Nevada. The leader of the team is Ed Shadle, a 76-year-old thrill-seeker from Parkland, Washington. The vehicle they will use for the bid to break the record of 763 mph is a converted F-104 Starfighter jet Test trials are expected to be held in February 2018, with the bid for the record set for sometime in the fall.