Result for: Bonneville Speed Week
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Memory From A Track That’s Now Gone?
As I type this, I’m still coming to terms with the final blowout that I got to witness at Rocky Mountain Raceway as part of the Night of Fire weekend. I can’t explain just how pissed-off...
Got Aero? This Video Shows Off The NASA Ames Research Wind Tunnel – World’s Largest
Having just spent the better part of a week on the Bonneville salt flats looking at race cars, listening to engineers and race car builders, and considering the role of aerodynamics on everything...
200mph Flathead Video: Ride In This Rear Engine Modified Roadster As It Runs 200.9mph In 1.5 Miles At Loring, Maine
We admire guys who find their calling and stick to it. In the case of Connecticut’s Ron San Giovanni that calling has been flathead Ford engines. He’s hot rodder extraordinaire and he has...
Video: Valerie Thompson Crashes Motorcycle Streamliner At 343 MPH And Walks Away
Streamliners can be really scary. Valerie Thompson found that out when she crashed yesterday at Lake Gairdner in Australia during their Speed Week. She is okay. When streamliners crash, and they do,...
Legendary Drag Racing Photographer Tom Schiltz Has Died – We Remember Him Here
(By Bret Kepner) – Tom Schiltz January 19, 1945 – August 25, 2017 Acknowledged as one of drag racing’s greatest photographers, Tom Schiltz will forever be remembered for his business...
More Salt! We’ve Got Photos Galore Left To Share – From Small Blocks to Target 550, You’ll Enjoy These
(Photos by the author) – You didn’t think we were simply going to share one measly gallery from the salt today, did you? HA! Oh ye of little faith. Nope, here’s a second blast of...
Blunt Force Truck: A 220+ MPH Bad Ass 1999 Ford F-250 Powered By A Twin Turbo V-12 Detroit Diesel
It’s baaaaack! The “It” is the 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty of AF Dick who hails from Oregon. The last time I saw the truck was at Speed Week 2013 and I instantly fell in love with...
The Scoop! Danny Thompson Hammers Streamliner To 435mph! All Saturday Record Qualifiers Here
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...
Here’s What It Looks Like When A Ford Thunderbolt Spins At 200mph On The Salt
Speed Week 2o17 is only a short while off now, so we’re getting into salt mode around here. One of the most fascinating things I have ever seen is watching a car spin at Bonneville. I had never...
Father’s Day Fun: Streamliner Has A 30 Cubic Engine And Is Faster Than Any Lamborghini Ever Built
So you think you are good at hot rodding? You may be, but you are nowhere as good as Mark Lingua. Mark is the guy who dreamed up, built, and drives the streamliner below. The machine is classified as...
Fellow Racer Remembers His Mentor Ernie Pereira, 200 MPH Club Member, Belly Tank Racer, And Overall Land Racing Bad Ass.
(Words by Robert Dalton, Photos provided by Robert Dalton) Robert Dalton is the owner and driver of the “Flash Point” Streamliner, and a guy who has become a good friend of ours over the...
The Top 11 Reasons Why 1964 Was Bar None, The Greatest Year For American Cars And Will Never Be Topped
Since McTaggart took us through his twisted mind today I thought it was a good idea to take you through some history as well. 1964 was of course 51 years ago and it was the greatest year for the...
Hot Rodding Icon Pete Chapouris Has Died
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that our friend, and industry icon, Pete Chapouris has died. I consider myself lucky to have spent time with Pete at events across America, and can tell you...
Costella/Cunha/Bassano Nebulous Theorem VIII – The Most Insane Racing Vehicle I Have Ever Seen
(Editor’s note: I will never forget the first time I saw this vehicle, which is technically a sidecar motorcycle behind me at Bonneville in 2013. I went back to the hotel that evening and rip...