Richard 'Smokey' Young to use SwiftFuel for Sept. 11 airspeed record attempt

September 8, 2010

THERMAL, Calif., and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Richard "Smokey" Young will attempt to establish a new 100-kilometer closed-course speed record using SwiftFuel, an unleaded, high-octane biofuel developed and produced by Swift Enterprises Ltd. The company is based at the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette.

Details are as follows:

Time/date: 8 a.m. PDT Saturday (Sept. 11).

Location: Tradition Aviation, an independent fixed-base operation located at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, 86400 Lightning St., Thermal, Calif. Reporters can find a map at http://traditionaviation.com/contact.html

Additional information for media:

* Young's flight will last approximately 30 minutes.

* Within 30 minutes of landing, Young and his team will know whether they have set an unofficial record. An observer from the National Aeronautic Association will complete paperwork to send to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale for official certification of the record.

* Young will be available to speak with the media all day Friday (Sept. 10) and immediately after the flight. He can be reached at 916-715-8605, flies2fast@aol.com.

* More information about the flight can be found at http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2010/100830SwiftYoung.html

Contacts:
Steve Martin, Purdue Research Foundation, 765-588-3342, sgmartin@prf.org
Stefani Paulus, Swift Enterprises, 480-232-6144, stefani.paulus@swiftenterprises.com