World's Fastest Electric Vehicle going for FIA World Record on the Salt Now!By Chad Reynolds Man on the Salt: Dan Warner Posted 08/23/2010
As we speak, the Buckeye Bullet Electric Streamliner, is slowing down from setting a new FIA speed record of 291 mph on the famed salt of Bonneville. The team stayed for a private FIA record attempt and has been on the salt for the past couple of days. SCTA Impound and Records Official Dan Warner has been keeping us updated. After running 288 on Sunday... Read More >
Bonneville 2010: Spectre Performance puts the Speed in SpeedweekBy Chad Reynolds Posted 08/23/2010
The 2010 SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speedweek rocked, and we owe our boys at Spectre Performance for a lot of the excitement. Spectre owner Amir Rosenbaum not only got his license runs completeed in the Spectre Speedliner, but also set two records! He set one of them a couple of times in fact. With a top speed of 361 for the week, even almost flying the car... Read More >
It Came From the Forums: Killer Bonneville Photos from BangShift Member Randal BurnsBy Brian Lohnes Photos- Randal Burns Posted 08/20/2010
While Chad was out chasing the movers, shakers, and headline makers on the salt, BangShift OG member Randal Burns was prowling the pits, lending a hand, and loving life at Speed Week. Randal had his camera at the ready and... Read More >
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Crank it up Video: Outside Car Footage of Lee Sicilio's Daytona at 230 MPH at Bonneville By Brian Lohnes Posted 08/20/2010
Our video from earlier this week showing Lee Sicilio wheeling his massive, Ray Barton Hemi powered Charger Daytona down the salt on a record qualifying run was met with a great response. The overwhelming theme was that the sound of that... Read More >
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Thursday Gallery - Presented by Spectre PerformanceBy Brian Lohnes - Photos by Chad Reynolds Posted 08/20/2010
As the final day of competition dawns in Utah, we're giving you a gallery of action that took place on Thursday. The crews, racers, SCTA volunteers, and even the spectators must be exhausted by this point, so any... Read More >
BangShift Bonneville Video: Catching Up With Poteet and Main After a 400MPH RunBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/20/2010
Barring an "out of nowhere" performance from another competitor, the team of Poteet and Main will be taking home the Hot Rod Top Time honors at the close of Speed Week today. They have recorded a 400 mph record... Read More >
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Wednesday Bonus Gallery - Presented by Spectre PerformanceBy Brian Lohnes - Photos by Spectre Performance Posted 08/19/2010
We've got a great gallery from presenting sponsor Spectre Performance that focuses some of the sights and scenes of Bonneville away from the race course. In the quiet corners of the pits teams work away, hot rods sit caked with salt, and the real... Read More >
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Breaking News: Poteet and Main Speed Demon Sets 400mph Record at Bonneville!By Brian Lohnes Posted 08/19/2010
Minutes ago on the salt at the SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week, George Poteet wheeled the Poteet and Main "Speed Demon" streamliner to a 400mph record! They made a qualifying pass of 409mph yesterday and... Read More >
Bonneville Speedweek 2010 - Wednesday video, action, and pictures.By Chad Reynolds Posted 08/18/2010
The crowds might be getting smaller, as the 2010 SCTA Bonneville Speedweek moves into the final few days, but the action is only getting hotter. Records have been set and reset, gauntlets have been thrown, engines have been swapped, and that was just Wednesday before lunch. The rest of Speedweek is... Read More >
Bonneville Speedweek 2010 - Tuesday Afternoon Gallery and More!By Chad Reynolds Posted 08/17/2010
Today's coverage of the SCTA's 2010 Bonneville Speedweek started out with our own gallery along with coverage from our presenting sponsor Spectre Performance, but we promised you even more. Well here we are to deliver. We've got 85 more pictures of wreckage... Read More >
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Tuesday Morning Gallery - Presented by Spectre Performance By Brian Lohnes -- Photos by Spectre Performance Posted 08/17/2010
While our own Chad Reynolds is cranking out the photos and video, we have a secret weapon in our coverage arsenal: the guys and girls at Spectre Performance. They're armed and dangerous with cameras as well and sent us an awesome dispatch of more than 100 killer photos to... Read More >
BangShift Bonneville Video: In-Car With Lee Sicilio at Bonneville in His Hemi Daytona Clone at 230 MPHBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/17/2010
First off we have to give props where they are due. Scott Clark (known as DieselGeek on the BangShift forums) gave us this awesome in-car footage of a 230 mph run in Lee Sicilio's awesome Dodge Charger Daytona Clone and our own Chad did the edit job. If you've.... Read More >
Bonneville Speedweek 2010 Monday: Poteet and Main goes 417 MPH! Spectre goes 355! By Chad Reynolds Posted 08/17/2010
The SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speedweek 2010 is well into its fourth day and the drama is heating up! The Poteet and Main Speed Demon streamliner has run as fast as 417 and is currently in the lead for the coveted Hot Rod Magazine Top Speed Trophy. Meanwhile, our boys at Spectre Performance have been as fast as 361 mph with their Cad Company powered 485 cubic inch entry and are itching for a 400-plus mph run. A swap to their 520 cubic inch Caddy is... Read More >
Update: Even More! Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Monday - Presented by Spectre PerformanceBy Brian Lohnes, Photos by Chad Reynolds Posted 08/17/2010
The boys and girls at Bonneville have stepped on it to start the meat of Speed Week. The Poteet and Main Speed Demon is current top speed holder with a 408mph trip down Broadway. The other highly notable record to fall was the AA/Production mark. It has stood for... Read More >
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Bonneville Video: Mechanical Music Off of the Push TruckBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/17/2010
While it is true that big speed is the main draw at Bonneville, gearheads the world over will agree that the sound of a hot rod at full tilt for miles on end is intoxicating. This video gives a great taste of the... Read More >
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Boneville Speed Week 2010 - Sunday - Presented by Spectre PerformanceBy Brian Lohnes, Photos by Spectre Performance Posted 08/15/2010
As we predicted, the crew at Spectre Performance rocketed into the record books on Sunday with a two run average of 324mph to shatter the existing A/BGS record by a large margin of nearly 50mph. The best news is that this is the "little" motor, they are going to try and bump this record even more before... Read More >
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Saturday - Presented by Spectre PerformanceBy Brian Lohnes -- Photos by Spectre Performance Posted 08/15/2010
As day two of Bonneville Speed Week 2010 dawned, the Spectre Performance crew saw themselves in line as the first streamliner of the day. Driver and company owner Amir Rosenbaum needed to make a 300mph lap to qualify for his AA license and did with a loping 312mph pass. The team... Read More >
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Friday - Presented by Spectre PerformanceBy Brian Lohnes -- Photos by Spectre Performance Posted 08/15/2010
Spectre Performance has stepped up huge to become the presenting sponsor of BangShift's 2010 Bonneville Speed Week coverage. That means our own Chad Reynolds will be on the salt as of Sunday night and will be filing multiple daily dispatches from the crucible of speed. Spectre supplied us with photos from... Read More >
See All the BangShift.com Photos and Videos of 2010 Bonneville Speed Week HereBy Chad Posted 08/14/2010
BangShift.com is all over the 2010 Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats. We are bringing you photo and video coverage all week long, so come back regularly for updates and results, as we're posting them a few times a day. Here's the wrapup of all the picture galleries and videos so far. Read More >
Retro Galleries: BangShift's 2009 Bonneville Speed Week CoverageBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/13/2010
With BangShift's Chad Reynolds hurtling east to attack the salt with wall to wall coverage courtesy of Spectre Performance this year, we thought we'd remind you of all the greatness that we posted from last year's event. BangShift.com is definitely a supporter of land speed racing and there is no greater... Read More >
