Hot rods, exotics, and motorcycles, streaming out into the flat, open desert. It looks like the American West, but it's actually along the border between Namibia and Botswana. It's Speed Week — in Africa.
The World's Fastest Sedan Is This 260 MPH 1992 Audi
(Last year, Jeff Gerner ran a 1992 Audi S4 to a top speed of 242 MPH at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He went back this year to go faster. Our friends from QuattroWorld and eGarage were there and saw the whole thing. - T.O.)
Take a behind the scenes look at the 462 MPH "Speed Demon" streamliner
It's hard to comprehend, but George Poteet and Ron Main's Speed Demon streamliner ran at this year's Bonneville Speed Week with an amazing exit speed of 462.345 MPH.
"If I die, I wanna go in a hurry"
What draws us in to Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats isn't just the how fast the cars go, it's the whole presence of the salt and the people who make the pilgrimage there. Kelly Loudenberg and Arianna LaPenne took their cameras to Speedweek back in 2010 and made this short film, "Nebulous Theorem," that captures …
Tonya Harding holds a land speed record
Tonya Harding was the first American woman to nail the triple axel in a figure skating competition, but did you know she's also the first person to establish a land speed record in the Vintage Gas Coup Class? You know Tonya Harding the figure skater-turned-women's boxer. Now meet Tonya Harding the successful vintage…
An ode to the salt
Yesterday signaled the end of the 2011 Bonneville Speed Week. Once again speed freaks from all over the world made the pilgrimage to the Salt to race vehicles of almost every imaginable variety.
This Must Be The Place
Few cars can pull off portholes. This chopped Bonneville Buick is one of those few cars. It's the visual salt on the rim of this potent margarita. [Keith Kin Yan via coolisacolor]
Twin-Turbo Ferrari Enzo Sets 238 MPH Record
The Twin-Turbo Ferrari Enzo
The Spirit Of Rett: The World's Fastest Single-Engine Tribute
Last week during a private FIA sanctioned meet at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Charlie Nearburg set a new land-speed record of 414.5 mph with his NHRA Pro Stock engine based "Spirit of Rett."
A Viper ACR Both Salty And Savory
The Dodge Viper ACR
