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Video: A 395 MPH Streamliner Ride Along That Is Goes Every Which Way But Straight At Bonneville


Video: A 395 MPH Streamliner Ride Along That Is Goes Every Which Way But Straight At Bonneville

Bob Dalton is a bad ass. Not only because he brought a Bill E Badass streamliner to Bonneville this year, but because he and a kick ass group of racers and hot rodders built the entire thing themselves. Unfortunately Bob wasn’t able to set his record over 400 mph this year because the salt conditions just weren’t there, and the rear wing on the car was providing too much downforce, but on this run you’ll see that Bob is one driving mad man. I’m fairly certain that, like Top Fuel Motorcycle riders, he carries his testicles around in a wheelbarrow in front of him and that they are made of stainless steel. No normal person drives a car like this. With that said, I’d strap my ass into it in a heartbeat.

This particular run at Bonneville was without the rear wing because the extreme downforce was loading the rear and causing tire rub, which is bad at over 400 mph.

Here is what Bob wrote to us when he sent us the link for the video.

Chad,

  So I posted a video… of the last run we made  MINUS the wing.. (we had a tire rub from loading, oops)
Play it on a big screen computer.. and hold on!
I was spinning the tires a shitload.. car moves around… a bunch
Stupid ass driver …. refused to quit..  until well, you will see..
So first gear takes it to 300 mph… yea I shift into 2nd at 300 mph.
2nd takes me to … 380mph.. and that was the problem.. shifting into high gear at 380
we added even more power for 3rd gear/high… and well … damn  driver couldn’t hold on to it..
enjoy….
bob dalton
Click play to watch one wild ass ride at Bonneville.


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4 thoughts on “Video: A 395 MPH Streamliner Ride Along That Is Goes Every Which Way But Straight At Bonneville

  1. joe Danglmaier

    an incredible feat of control and driving ,work associate of mine has a Sunliner under construction in SA.Cant wait to see it State side.

  2. 3rd Generation

    Nice piloting job and a really great video, one of the best B-ville I have ever seen

    Except

    THE HOKEY – ASS “MUSIC” WRECKS IT. DEAD. DNF.

    LEAVE ANY ‘MUSIC’ OFF CAR VIDEOS. Narrate the GD thing, if you must. No Music.

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