Bonneville is a special place for me. The fact that I am not there this year is hard. I’ve been 238 miles per hour on the salt at Bonneville, and have been a part of racing for records there for more than 15 years. It’s a special place, an amazing experience, and something truly special. So when I heard that Alex Taylor was going to get to go this year, and make her first runs on the salt in a well known 2nd Gen Camaro, it pulled at my heart strings. I made my first runs, and my fastest to date, driving the famed So-Al, Hot Rod Magazine Special, with Keith Turk and David Freiburger and it was an amazing experience. Alex has started putting out videos from Bonneville, and despite delays due to weather you will get to see what it is like to go out and try this out.
Her goal is to get her AA license, which means she will have to travel down the salt at over 250 mph, and she might even go after a record. We’ll see, but regardless of how fast she gets during the week she will certainly have a great time. Watch.
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For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to go land speed racing, and I’m not exactly sure why. And it’s finally happening in Roger Beckman and Tim Cox’s more than proven Camaro! Roger reached out to me and offered me the seat. It took a few months of phone calls back and forth to actually get something lined out. But then DT and Keith Turk went with me to check the car out and make sure it was a go. The car is a 12x record holder. I am shooting to get AA (250 MPH) license and maybe even set a record… we’ll see!
