Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Landspeed


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The result was keep. Liz Read! Talk! 01:38, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Landspeed

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Procedural nomination per discussion at RfD. This is a poorly sourced stub which was created in 2009, and BLARred in 2020. Seems to be about an obscure film. Fails WP:GNG. CycloneYoris talk! 00:36, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film and Sports. CycloneYoris talk! 00:36, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete: Utterly obscure movie, fails the GNG and all elements of WP:NFO. Created as a sub-stub 14 years ago, notability tagged for most of that time, and substantively unimproved.   Ravenswing      01:20, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

*Delete Fails WP:NFILM Donald D23   talk to me  01:51, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Changing vote to Keep based on Cunard's sourcing below. Donald D23   talk to me  13:22, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The book covers Landspeed on 2.5 pages. The publisher's website says from Google Translate: "On average, less than 5% of the works received finally become books." The book notes: "Deserto del Nevada, USA, 1972. Durante un'esibizione di macchine-razzo dal motore supersonico, perde la vita, a causa di un incidente che gli fa incendiare l’auto, il pilota Fincher. Ad assistere alla tragedia sotto i propri occhi, la piccola figlia di Fincher, Linda, e il suo migliore amico, Brian Sanger, pilota di massima velocità anche lui, e progettista del bolide. Sono passati venticinque anni, e quella bambina è diventata una bellissima donna: è progettista capo della Vectramol, la società del cinico e arrivista magnate Winfree che, pur di pubblicizzare la sua azienda che sta per essere quotata in Borsa, non esita a sponsorizzare una gara per macchine supersoniche mettendo in ballo quindici milioni di dollari." From Google Translate: "Desert of Nevada, USA, 1972. During an exhibition of supersonic-engine rocket-machines, the pilot Fincher loses his life due to an accident that causes his car to catch fire. witness the tragedy before their eyes, the little daughter of Fincher, Linda, and his best friend, Brian Sanger, also a top speed pilot, and designer of the car.Twenty-five years have passed, and that little girl has grown into a beautiful woman : he is the chief designer of Vectramol, the company of the cynical and upstart tycoon Winfree who, in order to advertise his company which is about to be listed on the Stock Exchange, does not hesitate to sponsor a competition for supersonic machines by putting fifteen million dollars at stake. <li> The review notes: "Zane quips and smirks his way through, enjoys a little subplot about childhood sweethearts, but the real stars are the cars, backed with impressive special effects. The final word: Going, going, gone in 90 minutes."</li> <li> The review notes: "(Landspeed). EUA, 2001. Direção: Christian McIntire. Com Billy Zane. No ano de 1972, no deserto de Utah, EUA, um carro-foguete pilotado por John Fincher corre rumo ao recorde de velocidade terrestre, mas um problema mecânico faz com que o carro perca o controle e capote. Duas crianças, Linda Fincher, filha do piloto, e Michael Singer, filho de Brian, o engenheiro criador do veículo, presenciam tudo. Vinte anos depois, uma empresa desafia equipes a baterem o antigo recorde. O primeiro, em que Linda é engenheira, inscreve um carro-foguete. O segundo terá Michael ao volante. Ninguém vence nesta corrida nem neste filme." From Google Translate: "(Landspeed). USA, 2001. Director: Christian McIntire. With Billy Zane. In 1972, in the Utah desert, USA, a rocket car piloted by John Fincher races towards the land speed record, but a mechanical problem causes the car to lose control and overturn. Two children, Linda Fincher, daughter of the pilot, and Michael Singer, son of Brian, the engineer who created the vehicle, witness everything. Twenty years later, a company challenges teams to beat the old record. The first, in which Linda is an engineer, enters a rocket car. The second will have Michael behind the wheel. Nobody wins in this race or in this movie."</li> <li> The book gives Landspeed 1.5 stars. The book notes: "A $50 million prize is offered to any racing team capable of breaking the land speed record of 1,000 miles per hour. Six of the world's top racing drivers and their teams volunteer to race the rocket cars that have been made for the attempt. It's helpful to forget your knowledge of physics. 94m; DVD."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Landspeed to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:57, 22 January 2023 (UTC) </li></ul>


 * Comment: I expanded and added sources to the article. Cunard (talk) 09:57, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep as per the reliable sources coverage identified above that shows a pass of WP:GNG so that deletion is unnecessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 00:22, 24 January 2023 (UTC)


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