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How college kids built the world's fastest veggie oil-powered vehicle

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:30:00 EST

Last week, a group of Boise State University students set a new land-speed record for a vehicle powered by vegetable oil: 155.331mph. How'd they get a diesel-swapped, 1998 Chevy S-10 to unleash such fury from mere vegetables? Read on. More »

Twin-Turbo Ferrari Enzo Sets 238 MPH Record

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:30:00 EDT

The Twin-Turbo Ferrari Enzo overcame early problems to set a class record speed of 238 mph at Bonneville this weekend. It's now both the fastest and most driven (31,366 miles) Enzo ever. More »

Dry Lake, Dusty Bias-Ply

Sam Smith — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EDT

If you've ever stood on a sun-drenched, crack-filled piece of lakebed, you'll understand. Even if you haven't, you probably will. Speed. Potential. Horizon. It's all there. I have dreams. God bless California for giving them to me. [via CoolisaColor] More »

Bonneville-It-Yourself: Ten High Speed Venues For The Frugal And Stupid

John Krewson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Only Bonneville is Bonneville. But where do you go if you have a hunger for speed but not the time, money, or character for Speed Week? Provided you're very stupid, here's ten places to speed on the cheap. More »

Why Bonneville Is Important

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:45:00 EDT

After taking in the famous Bonneville Speed Week, the journey home provided time to reflect upon the experience. We've concluded there's a subtle importance not reflected in any record book of the event. More »

Bobby Moore's Maro Special, A 400 MPH Super Streamliner

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

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There's an 18-year-old record of 409.986 MPH in the A-motor blown fuel streamliner class Bobby Moore has his eyes set on, with the Maro Special he's aiming at taking it in a big way. More »

Testing And Tuning The Very Maniacal Evil Tweety

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EDT

"Evil Tweety," a 1971 Honda 600 running a 700cc air-cooled twin Electromotive fuel injection, high compression with a mild cam, is sort of a cult favorite at Bonneville Speed Week. Here's how they tune it. More »

Who's Afraid Of A Little Salt?

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Friday evening the hot rodders got together at the Wendover Nugget Casino and plenty of guys showed up proudly displaying a crusty patina of salt from running around the Bonneville Salt Flats all day. More »

Super Cool Custom Cabover Watches Sunset Over Bonneville

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:30:00 EDT

So we're heading to the turn in the access road for where we've camped out, and what to our wondering eyes should appear but this unfathomably cool 1950 Chevy Cabover custom built into a pickup. More »

The Biggest Little Red Wagon You'll Ever See

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDT

It's not all streamliners and hot rods here at Bonneville Speed Week, there are some custom built freakshows too, like this gigantic four wheel drive little red wagon called the "Radical Flyer." More »

Seth Hammond's Gas Lakester Hits 301 MPH, Smashes Record

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

A 498 cubic-inch Chevy V8 took Seth Hammond's radical lakester up to 301 MPH yesterday, crushing the previous eight-year-old record of 274.813 MPH for an unblown motor in its class. More »

Land Speed Racer Dies In 200 MPH Bonneville Speed Week Crash

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:10:00 EDT

Barry Bryant from Anderson, California died Sunday en route to the hospital after losing control of his race car passing the five mile mark at 200 MPH. More »

The Coolest Slowest Car At Bonneville

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDT

This amazingly slow 1948 Divco Twin Coach took 14 hours to get to Bonneville over a 308 mile journey, making it one of the slowest vehicles on the salt, but it's also one of the coolest. More »

Morning Breaks Over The Salt Flats

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

It's been cool so far, with average temperatures in the 70s. The racers line up on the short and long courses early, eager to get to the task of chasing the horizon. More »

Bonneville Speed Week: We're Here, And It's Awesome

Ben Wojdyla — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Social Distortion's cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" came on the satellite radio as we made the turn off for the Bonneville Salt Flats. It felt somehow appropriate. Racing hasn't started and already, the place is awesome. Gallery below. More »

To Bonneville We Go!

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Starting Saturday, the blinding whiteness of the Bonneville Salt Flats will transform into the most revered home of high speed in the world. And we'll be there. More »

Last Chance for 2007 Land Speed Record Tires

Mike Bumbeck — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:30:00 EDT

From a tiny karting carcass to a huge slick designed to go from a standing start to 300 plus miles per hour in under five seconds, tires are a crucial part of any racing machine. Tires are of particular concern on LSR monsters - especially those of the wheel-driven variety. Streamliners moving into and beyond the 300 mile per hour zone for miles at a time require tires built specifically for the task. As the original Goodyear and Firestone 550-15 LSR tires were getting onwards of fifty years long in the tooth, Cooper Tire and Mickey Thompson teamed up to make LSR tires once more. The new tires come with speed ratings from 375 to over 590 miles per hour. The deadline on orders for this latest batch of speedy skins is the end of April. – Mike Bumbeck More »