{"id":38722,"date":"2013-08-12T03:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=38722"},"modified":"2013-08-11T22:59:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T05:59:02","slug":"bonneville-speed-week-2013-the-streamliner-war-that-wasnt-a-look-at-speed-demon-and-turbinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/general-news\/car-features\/bonneville-speed-week-2013-the-streamliner-war-that-wasnt-a-look-at-speed-demon-and-turbinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonneville Speed Week 2013: The Streamliner War (That Wasn’t?) – A Look At Speed Demon And Turbinator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming in to Bonneville Speed Week 2013, we were hoping that a real barn burning streamliner war was going to break out among some of the machines rumored to be showing up. The two “heavyweights” in this battle were to be the Poteet and Main “Speed Demon” and the Team Vesco “Turbinator”. Tricky salt conditions and blown up parts have prevented this potential pitched battle from materializing, but there’s a lot of racing left to do.<\/p>\n

In action on Sunday, Speed Demon blew up an engine and the team was forced to ditch the 386ci piece and stick their smaller 300ci piece in to complete the week with. If that engine goes kaput, the team will have to simply sit and wait and hope that their 443.656 terminal speed on Saturday will hold up to the coming onslaught. Assuming that it does hold,\u00a0Speed Demon\u00a0<\/em>will be walking away with the much wanted\u00a0Hot Rod top time trophy\u00a0<\/em>at the end of the week. With the salt conditions literally throwing competitors of all sizes and speeds for a loop, it may be good enough. There are a few other prize fighters here and on their way to try and top that though. Before we move onto them, take a peek at this gallery to get acclimated with the\u00a0Poteet and Main Speed Demon!<\/em><\/p>\n

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