Lady Slipper Drive Lady Slipper Drive The Lady Slipper Drive is a former scenic drive located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, beginning and ending at Summerside. The Lady Slipper Drive comprised numerous routes along coastal sections of Prince County and measured approximately 300 km in length. It was replaced in 2005 by the North Cape Coastal Drive. Deriving its name from the Lady's Slipper orchid, the provincial floral emblem which grows in shaded forests, the signs marking the Lady Slipper Drive depicted a red orchid within a red frame on a square white background. The Lady Slipper Drive was developed as a
Glass Slipper (dragster) She recorded a standing kilometer of under FIA International Acceleration Records at March Air Force Base in 1958. After a fire subsequent to the record effort, in 1960, "Glass Slipper" reappeared with a GMC supercharger and Hilborn injection. This enabled the dragster to set a best e.t. of 8.93 seconds and a best speed of at Vacaville, California. She was retired in 1961. In the 1990s, the car was restored. Glass Slipper (dragster) Glass Slipper is a pioneering streamliner dragster. Making her debut in 1957, "Glass Slipper" was created by Califironia drag racers Roy and Ed Cortopassi. The workmanship was