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Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 11: The Tail End Of The Build
Bonneville’s events were canceled this year because of rain, and so was the September El Mirage event. But that didn’t keep Matt from plugging away on the streamliner build, where the...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 10: The Land Speed Car is Finally Driving (Slowly)
When you get into crunch time and finally get your newest project started, having oil spray everywhere is NOT ideal. With that said, it isn’t anything new, at least not for me. Check out the video...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 9: The Engine Is Running, And Spraying Oil Everywhere
When you get into crunch time and finally get your newest project started, having oil spray everywhere is NOT ideal. With that said, it isn’t anything new, at least not for me. Check out the...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 8: The Deadline Is Looming, Let The Thrash Begin
It’s crunch time and that means the thrash begins! Of course, it also tends to mean that corners are about to be cut, shortcuts are about to be created, and sleep is only a dream. Watch. If you...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 7: Aerodynamics Is Key To Being Superfast
In this latest episode, Matt is designing and building the bodywork for this build. A streamliner clearly needs to have good aerodynamics, and there have been so many great examples of awesome...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Building A Custom Intake From Scratch
In this latest episode, Matt is designing and building a custom intake manifold, fuel rails, and more for his streamliner. It’s got to work with weird airflow, it has to work with high...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Almost Making It Through Tech Inspection… Almost
In this latest update on the land speed chassis that Superfast Matt is putting together, he’s going through his first tech inspection with the car. Unlike many other organizations, the SCTA...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 5: Steering, How Complicated Could It Be? Well…
In this latest update on the land speed chassis that Superfast Matt is putting together, he’s showing off his steering design. Steering sounds like such a simple thing, but on a streamliner...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 4: Details, Details, Details, There Is A Ton Going On And This Sucker Is Getting Close
In this latest update on the land speed chassis that Superfast Matt is putting together, you are going to get a look at so many things on this project! We’re talking more drivetrain info,...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 3: Getting Power To The Ground The Hard Way
If you haven’t been to Bonneville to see land speed racing in person, and haven’t gotten to see what is really going on inside the streamliners that run 200, 300, 400, and even 500 mph then you...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 2: Suspension? Who Needs Suspension At A Jillion Miles Per Hour?
If you haven’t been to Bonneville to see land speed racing in person, and haven’t gotten to see what is really going on inside the streamliners that run 200, 300, 400, and even 500 mph...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Frame: How To Not Die At 200 MPH
I’ve been attending and racing at, land speed events for nearly 15 years now which is kind of weird and hard to believe. It’s amazing racing, and a whole other kind of experience compared...
Grand National Roadster Show 2016: Land Speed Race Cars With A Couple Hot Rods For Good Measure
So the photos just keep coming like a landslide and that’s OK with us as long as it is OK with you! This time we have a couple of really nice hot rods and then a big batch of land speed racing...
The Flying Pumpkin Seed: This Video Tells The Story of The Railton Mobil Special Land Speed Racer
While we all know the story of the land speed battle between Craig Breedlove and Art Arfons but what of the fight between John Cobb and George Eyston in the 1930s? These two men had massive cars with...