Here’s The Scoop! This is the place where we’ll post all of the cars that qualified to make a record run at the Bonneville Salt flats each day during Speed Week. There were 10 cars that qualified on Saturday and the headliner was Danny Thompson. He made a massive 435mph run in the Challenger 2 and has set himself up to destroy his own record on Sunday morning. George Poteet, running the famed Speed Demon in the A/Blown Fuel Streamliner is set to take one of the legendary Al Teague’s records if all goes well for the team on Sunday morning.
Let’s look at all the competitors who have a shot!
AA/Fuel Streamliner – Current record 406mph held by Danny Thompson
Qualifier: Danny Thompson
Qualifying Speed: 435mph
Engines: Twin 500″ injected, nitro burning, Chrysler hemi V8s
A/Blown Fuel Streamliner -current record 409.986 held by Al Teague
Qualifier: George Poteet
Qualifying Speed: 418.168
Engine: turbocharged 444″ Chevy V8
XXO/Blown Fuel Modified Roadster – current record holder 218.239 by Goldman Shores racing
Qualifier: Garrett Boyle (Goldman Shores Racing)
Qualifying speed: 218.825
Engine: Supercharged GMC “Jimmy” six 302ci
B/Diesel Truck – Current record holder 190.140 by Tim Boyle
Qualifier: Tim Boyle
Qualifying speed 201.142*** — Potential 200mph club entrant if successful in setting record
Engine: 408″ Cummins inline six turbo diesel
G/Classic Gas Altered – Current record holder 113.131 held by Mark Ortiz
Qualifier: Chris Mursik
Qualifying speed: 120.821
Engine: 1964cc VW flat four
A/Fuel Rear Engine Modified Roadster – Current record holder Rat Trap Racing 216.222
Qualifier: Dave Isley
Qualifying speed: 243.558
Engine: 496″ Chevy big block
A/Blown Fuel Modified Sports Car – Current record holder – F. Guljas 257.768
Qualifier: Rick Harden
Qualifying speed: 274.615
Engine: 477″ Chevy big block
Vintage four cylinder/Vintage Oval Track – Current record holder – Miller Radtke 110.092
Qualifier: H&H Wild Turkey (Bobby Green driver)
Qualifying speed: 112.447
Engine: 218″ Ford flathead four cylinder
D/Modified Pickup Truck – Current Record holder – BWT and Barnes 160.022
Qualifier: Larry Landcaster
Qualifying speed: 164.764
Engine: Chevy 302ci V8
XF/Blown Gas Rear Modified Roadster – Current record holder – Ron SanGiovanni Jr 192.448
Qualifier: Ron SanGiovanni Jr.
Qualifying speed: 210.466
Engine: supercharged 276″ Ford Flathead V8
Do you happen to have any details or pics of the motor in speed demon? Ive never seen those guys run that much cubic inch before. I’m guessing they went with more displacement to go after other records? It is also great to see the Thompson liner back on the salt, I thought the car was getting retired last year. One other thing do you have any info on that saltwinder streamliner? It that the Haas streamliner with a new paint job? Thanks for the pictures!
Speed Demon usually shows up with a brace of engines and they swap them at the track frequently. Not surprising that they would have an “A” engine in their stash so yes, they swap to qualify for different classes. George and Ron Main are at the very top end of this sport.
Dan
here ya go…
details…
http://hotrodenginetech.com/speed-demons-ablown-fuel-streamliner-motor/
Danny Thompson has done his father proud and has upheld that great name in land speed racing. Although it would have been more fitting to run a brace of Pontiac motors, they would never have given the sheer power that those Hemis produce.
So well done and I’m looking forward to the Poteet and Main/Danny Thompson show down and also a piston engined absolute speed record being broken/
Not going to happen Chevy HATER. The Challenger spit a rod out of the front engine on the back up run. But Danny still has the top speed so far!
Thompson challenger packed up and left for home today.no more shirts to get or pics to take.