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[mjc]

I have wanted to go but my friend that has raced there said it is boring in person. Slow to get up to speed and then you can't see anything. Also the salt destroys everything. His team trashed 2 RV's.

 

[Tom Slick]

I have wanted to go but my friend that has raced there said it is boring in person. Slow to get up to speed and then you can't see anything. Also the salt destroys everything. His team trashed 2 RV's.

I respectfully disagree with your friend. If you’re a gear head, Bonneville is the holy grail and a must see in person.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

My buddy is there now, first year running a twin turbo gen 4 camero he built. He sent these to me 2 days ago

 

[coolchange]

I have wanted to go but my friend that has raced there said it is boring in person. Slow to get up to speed and then you can't see anything. Also the salt destroys everything. His team trashed 2 RV's.

True, sort of. Not a spectator sport like going to the night of destruction at a half mile oval. But it’s the last place where an amateur can build a car in his garage, and be the fastest in the world in his class. To go to oneplace.and see everything from A 50 cc motorcycle thingy, to a 400 mile an hour car can be pretty entertaining.
Just started off doing record backup runs this morning. Lots of numbers falling. Better feed also.

 

[Brian]

I have wanted to go but my friend that has raced there said it is boring in person. Slow to get up to speed and then you can't see anything. Also the salt destroys everything. His team trashed 2 RV's.

Never heard that from anyone who's been.

 

[poncho]

@TBI

 

[coolchange]

The Beast just pulled up. This will always be good if Brandon can keep it all in the pan! Lol
Edit just bumped an about 230 record to 280! In c/ fa.

 

[Terminal Velocity]

@TBI

He was out there over the weekend. I'll see if He's got some pics to share.

 

[TBI]

I have wanted to go but my friend that has raced there said it is boring in person. Slow to get up to speed and then you can't see anything. Also the salt destroys everything. His team trashed 2 RV's.

 

[TBI]

I pretty much stopped taking pics out there because there are so many professional photographers there that share their photos on the Facebook LSR (Land Speed Racing) pages. My pics suck in comparison some of the pages you need to join to view the pics, not a big deal and so worth it!

Here's links to some of them

Land Speed Racing USA | Mobile AL

Land Speed Racing USA, Mobile, Alabama. 2,102 likes · 375 talking about this. The new home for all things fast be it land, sea, or air and powered by fuel, rocket, electricity, h

www.facebook.com

SCTA Southern California Timing Association

SCTA Southern California Timing Association, Orosi, California. 20,750 likes · 222 talking about this. Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) is a competition sanctioning body that maintains rules

www.facebook.com

 

[TBI]

Here is another FB group, but for some reason it won't let me share the link?

 

[DC-88]

My neighbor friend with SCTA sent me these today. He said the salt is good

 

[SPYLIFE]

I respectfully disagree with your friend. If you’re a gear head, Bonneville is the holy grail and a must see in person.

I concur. I towed a RZR out there a few years back to cruise around the area and it was an epic day. So many interesting things to see. Also the hot rod show in town is pretty cool as well.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

I just got back. Hotter than blazes this year!

Salt was great. Lots of records dropped.

Hard to see cars running but you can sure hear the big dogs run. You can see them good enough to see how fast they are going. The short course is harder to see because it farther away.

The best show is in the pits though. Also tech, impound and the starting line. The cool thing about Bonneville is the pits are wide open, the racers have a lot of down time and are willing to talk to you and show you about anything you want on their cars. Even the top guys like George Poteet (RIP) will talk to you. That doesn't happen at any other type of racing.

There are a ton of crazy combinations guys build to try to get a record. There was a Volkswagen Passat that looked bone stock that ran 234 MPH!

Photos to follow.

 

[TBI]

Bang Shift has some great pics also

Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos – We're On The Salt, And Racing Started Today! Hot Rods, Race Cars, And More On The Salt! - BangShift.com

Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos – We're On The Salt, And Racing Started Today! Hot Rods, Race Cars, And More On The Salt!

bangshift.com

 

[LazyLavey]

Did I catch a glimpse of a report that Alex Taylor made the 200 club?

 

[TBI]

This little Crosley pick-up has a 1.5 liter Renault diesel in it, I goes like 150 mph or some crazy shit

 

[TBI]

Did I catch a glimpse of a report that Alex Taylor made the 200 club?

 

[poncho]

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When her and Lucky Costa got together I wasn't sure it was going to work, first few episodes I saw he didn't seem real enamored.
Some of the more recent stuff, if it is recent seem like they have a pretty good time.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

"Camped" at the bend In The Road. I messed up and grabbed my small generator thinking it would be quieter. It was but it was also not powerful enough to run the AC and kept kicking off so I roast my ass off every night. Did I mention that it was hot there? Mornings were nice though.

Went to The Nugget to check out the car show. Saw this boat so had to check it out. I see these radiators in the back and thinking why would any one run radiators in a boat for? Then I see the V drive is all the way under the dashboard and was wondering why when the owner started telling me about it. Boat is attached to trailer, V drive goes to a 9" Ford on the trailer. Look at front of trailer and you'll see electric actuator for steering. He can drive the thing down the road!

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Lots of cool stuff at the Nugget but I didn't get a lot of photos.

 

[joecfd1]

Bonneville separates the men from the boys. I‘ve lost two good friends while racing up there. Sam Wheeler 72 (my nextdoor neighbor) in 2016 while trying to go 400mph on a two wheeled bike and Ralph Hudson 69 in 2020 (co-worker from the 80’s) searching for 300mph, again on a two wheeled bike.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Ferguson Racing liner with Danny Thompson (Mickey's son) driving ran 317. Aluminum block flathead with Ardun heads. Holds record at 448.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Lots of cool cars running around. This fenderless Essex was running license plate mud (salt) guards and a cool home built trailer.

 

[TBI]

If you know, you know

 

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[Tom Slick]

Speed Demon ran 446mph on the down run yesterday and stuck it in the mud after a parachute failure. The team got the car back to impound, cleaned it up and the driver is strapping in now to make the second trip for the record. Existing record is 416mph BTW.

 

[TBI]

I didn't see it this year, but this truck is usually out there. It is a work of art, the body and paint are flawless and the engineering is over the top!!

 

[TBI]

Lots of cool stuff at the Nugget but I didn't get a lot of photos.

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This car has some cool history!

 

[TBI]

The Speed Demon team just won their 12th Hot Rod Magazine Trophy with a run of 459.734mph. The trophy has been presented to the fastest car at Speed Week since 1949.

 

[76sanger]

The Speed Demon team just won their 12th Hot Rod Magazine Trophy with a run of 459.734mph. The trophy has been presented to the fastest car at Speed Week since 1949.

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That last pic is epic!

 

[TBI]

That last pic is epic!

She's a sexy beast!

 

[TBI]

Now THAT'S a valve cover!

 

[TBI]

 

[TBI]

Tom Brown getting ready to lay down a record breaking pass!

 

[coolchange]

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The sport needs another movie like that. After worlds fastest Indian, entries almost doubled. It’s way down again.

 

[TBI]

Have Mercy....

 

[TBI]

 

[rrrr]

I'm just a broken down old fkr now, but at one time did some pretty cool stuff.

 

[Tom Slick]

I'm just a broken down old fkr now, but at one time did some pretty cool stuff.

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You guys definitely did some cool stuff that year. Point yourself out in the photo.

 

[rrrr]

You guys definitely did some cool stuff that year. Point yourself out in the photo.

I'm on the left.

 

[Brian]

Ferguson Racing liner with Danny Thompson (Mickey's son) driving ran 317. Aluminum block flathead with Ardun heads. Holds record at 448.

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That's not a flathead engine...

 

[coolchange]

That's not a flathead engine...

It’s a XXF/ FS . Xxf means experimental cylinder head. Ardun was an ohv conversion for flatheads.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

That's not a flathead engine...

Well, that's what Danny told me. Guess he was wrong?

 

[Brian]

Well, that's what Danny told me. Guess he was wrong?

Well if it's got a OHV conversion, then it's not really a flathead anymore...

 

[coolchange]

Well if it's got a OHV conversion, then it's not really a flathead anymore...

If you put AFR heads on your BBC, does that mean it’s not really a Chevy anymore….

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Well if it's got a OHV conversion, then it's not really a flathead anymore...

Well, it's a custom aluminum replica of a flathead block (technically called a side valve) with Ardun heads. Is that specific enough for you? Geez!

 

[Brian]

If you put AFR heads on your BBC, does that mean it’s not really a Chevy anymore….

No it still is. But when you totally change the engine/cylinder head design, then I have a hard time calling it what it originally was. Is a BBC that has Arias hemi style heads still a conventional BBC?

 

[coolchange]

No it still is. But when you totally change the engine/cylinder head design, then I have a hard time calling it what it originally was. Is a BBC that has Arias hemi style heads still a conventional BBC?

Oh well now you want to add “conventional “? Then I guess it’s not.
The same way an LS is not a small block.