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Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 2: Suspension? Who Needs Suspension At A Jillion Miles Per Hour?

Mar 03, 2022Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos1

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 then you are missing out at a lot of levels. One is the technology and creativity that is brought to the table at these events. This new streamliner project from FastMatt is one of those that you are going to want to check out, and thanks to his videos you get to see it actually coming together and we dig it. Check out Part Two of this build below, including all kinds of suspension fun, and there is also a link for the first part where the chassis came together. Check it out.

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 to drag racing, road racing, circle track racing, etc. But there are still a bunch of similarities in all kinds of racing with regards to speed parts, chassis components, etc. How you put them together and make them work together is a different ball game in some ways though, as frontal area and aerodynamics are so critical on a vehicle like this streamliner. With that said, you still have to fit a driver in it that can actually drive while in it. Makes sense right?

In this video here you are going to see just how a chassis goes together for a streamliner as FastMatt takes us through his design process. It’s cool and fun to watch as he uses some cool technology, designs in CAD, and then sends the tubing off to get cut and bent. This part of the process is going to surprise you so check it out. Seriously, we want to build a chassis this way.

Check it out and tell us what you think!

CLICK HERE IF YOU  MISSED PART ONE OF THIS BUILD

 

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One thought on “Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 2: Suspension? Who Needs Suspension At A Jillion Miles Per Hour?”

  1. Don Jackson

    Chad,
    Looks like Flashpoint to me. Our Flashpoint streamliner had a leading link front end and swing-arm in the rear. Flashpoint II has the same design. We feel suspension is a must have. Data acquisition and suspension travel pots will give you early warning if the car wants to fly.
    DJ

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