(Image/BangShift) Wait. Challenger? That thing got a HEMI in it? Actually, it has two. And those two 500-cubic-inch V8s powered Danny Thompson’s Challenger 2 streamliner to a new 406.7 miles-per-hour land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats this week for the 2016 edition of Speed Week. Perhaps more significantly, Thompson—son of Mickey Thompson—broke his
They built it to be the world’s fastest wheel-driven car—ever. No rockets. No jet propulsion. Just good old-fashioned, turbocharged American muscle. The Carbinite LSR streamliner looks more like a fighter jet than a typical car, but that happens when you’re building and shaping a Bonneville land speed car designed to go 500 miles per hour.
If you’ve ever wanted to try land speed racing, there may never be a better time. ECTA (East Coast Timing Association) has announced plans for its first-ever half mile meet, July 11-12 in Wilmington, OH (site of the Ohio Mile). What does this mean for you? According to the ECTA website: “We want to get more
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