Speed Demons #10

Brains Remsen has built a racing car he's convinced can win, but finding a driver skilled enough to handle it proves harder than he expected—so when Duke Gregg and every other pilot fall short, Brains takes the wheel himself. What starts as a temporary solution turns into something neither he nor the racing circuit saw coming, as this mechanic discovers he might have a talent for driving that rivals his gift for fixing engines.

When a washed-out bridge threatens a bus full of passengers, a young motorcycle rider named Don races through a dangerous storm to warn them of the danger—only to crash and lose consciousness in the dark. Battered and disoriented, Don must push through pain and uncertainty to reach the highway in time, knowing that lives depend on him. What begins as a night of reckless speed transforms into an act of purpose that could change how his community sees motorcycles and the riders who own them.

Young hot-rodder Bud Talbot learns a humbling lesson when his dad outpaces the entire gang in the family sedan, proving that real performance comes from understanding engines, not flashy styling. After his father's tough-love tutelage, Bud sets out to build a genuine competition rod from the ground up—swapping a Mercury block, precision tuning, and countless hours of trial-and-error work for the squirrel tails and straight pipes of his youth. When his finished machine finally hits the track, Bud discovers something more valuable than a Bonneville run: a chance to spread the gospel of proper engineering to his friends and build something bigger than any one car.

Spinner Doyle is determined to solve the mystery of how rival Vince Larga has beaten him two years running in the grueling Carruba Hundred race through Central America—until a local woman reveals Larga's secret advantage: a shortcut ford that shaves crucial time off the route. Now that Doyle knows the trick, he's confident he can finally claim the first prize money—but when race day arrives, a surprising twist changes everything.

Major John H. Glenn Jr. attempts to shatter the transcontinental speed record by piloting a Navy F8U Crusader jet across the United States at supersonic speeds, armed with six aerial cameras to photograph the journey from above. Departing from California in July 1957, the Major must navigate refueling stops and maintain his altitude while chasing a record set just two years earlier. It's a race against the clock and the skies to prove what modern aviation can achieve.