Bonneville’s one of those places where, once you see it, you can’t get it out of your head. You could travel the world and not feel that you’ve ever really left home until you set foot there. You come away… Read More ›
Land Speed
Check Out This Flathead-Swapped Mustang Land Speed Record Holder – TORSTEIN SALVESEN @HotCars
The Flathead ‘Stang went on to Bonneville and set a world record for the XF/BFALT class by reaching 142.822 miles per hour! The current crop of Mustangs from Ford has definitely set a new standard for power and performance within… Read More ›
Where Cars Try to Hit Mach 1, the Salt of the Earth Is Crumbling – Paul Stenquist @NewYorkTimes
Where Cars Try to Hit Mach 1, the Salt of the Earth Is Crumbling The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah have hosted speed chasers for decades, but the course is distressed. An advocacy group has a plan, but not the… Read More ›
‘Second Chance’ streamliner sets 406.769 mph record – John Gunnell @Second Chance Garage
Being involved with a Bonneville racing team, the cover of the January 2017 issue of Hot Rodmagazine really grabbed me. “406.769 mph: A record 48 years in the making” it read. “Danny Thompson’s return to Bonneville.” Read the rest of John’s… Read More ›
A Closer Look at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2015 (Hemmings Daily by Daniel Beaudry)
An excellent article on the current state of the flats and it’s long history by from Hemming Daily published on September 29th 2015 Due to mining and various other reasons it would appear that the Bonneville Salt Flats are unlikely… Read More ›