1922 – Sigurd Olson “Sig” Haugdahl broke the land speed record at Daytona Beach on this date. Sig reached a speed of 180 miles per hour in a car he built named the “Wisconsin Special.” The car had an 836 cubic inch, 6 cylinder airplane engine capable of producing 250 horsepower. Although Sig’s world record breaking run was widely publicized and was recorded, the American Automobile Association did not recognize the new record because they did not have any officials from their organization present at the time of the run, and Sig was not a member at the time.  Haugdahl went on to help build one of the first road courses at Daytona Beach in the 1930s.