Geronimo1967
This has a disappointingly superficial, newsreel, look to it as it takes us to Lake Mead in Nevada. Thats where Donald Campbell has come from the UK to try and emulate his fathers land-speed record, only on water this time, on a lake hopefully devoid of the logs he encountered at home. The first few practice runs present problems. Not enough oxygen is getting in to let the jet breathe, then too much water is getting in to drown it out. Some basic redesign is required if he is to get over the 200mph mark over his target distance of one mile, and he also needs this massive expanse of man-made water to play ball too - choppy waters are a non-starter. The film doesnt really tell us anything about the man, his motivation or his kit nor is the co...