In today's media-fueled world of hyperbole, the overuse of certain words has had the effect of rendering them somewhat redundant. "Passionate" and "obsessed" are surely near the top of the list. For "passionate collector," read someone who simply takes their hobby half-seriously.But spending five minutes with Danny Thompson is to...

Danny Thompson, the 66-year-old son of the late Mickey Thompson, has broken the current AA/FS class land speed record after a 402mph run Sunday on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Challenger II; the car was originally built by his father in 1968 and has been restored for a new run...