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Update October 1, 2024
Just now getting around to posting an update on our Speed Week 2024 adventure in August. The trip to the salt was difficult, we had tire trouble on the car hauler. We parked the truck and trailer in Alamo, about 250 miles away from Wendover. We used the push truck and trailer to bring two blown tires to Wendover late Sunday night. The tires were replaced and fitted around midnight. After returning to the tailer to replace the tires and driving the car trailer all night, we did manage to make it to the salt about 10:30 am Monday morning. We proceeded to get the pit setup and get through technical inspection by the end of Monday. Tuesday morning, we finished preparing the car and went to the line to make a run. On the first run the car shifted into neutral after first gear. We reviewed the data, and we decided the driver was still holding the neutral button on the shift into second. We went back up to the line and this time the driver was very conscious to quickly get off the neutral button. Turns out it was not driver error. The transaxle did the same thing, but this time I pulled it out of neutral and went into 2nd. On the shift to 3rd, same thing it went into neutral. We wanted to get some data, so I kept at it. It finally shifted properly 4th to 5th. At that point, the car was getting to be a handful to drive, and I figured we got some of the test data we needed. Subsequent testing in the pits confirmed a broken transaxle. We packed up and went home Wednesday.
Links
World's Fastest Modified Car
Top Time of the Meet at 380 MPH
October 2012 World finals
Official two way average record 364.051 MPH
Driven by Keith Copeland
A model of the race car has been made by a company in Germany. It is very detailed and accurate. I am not sure why they decided to make a model of the car but it is certainly interesting. They have not done other Bonneville cars in the past. Let’s hope they start doing more. It is available from them in Europe but is harder to get here in the US. The car can be found here https://www.autocult-models.de/models/autocult-07027/
The link below is to the PC version of the video using browsers if you do not have VR goggles. This way of viewing can be a bit buggy depending on your browser.
The race car began as a 1971 Triumph GT-6
The car has been modified per the SCTA rules from the cowl forward and stretched to a 130 inch wheel base. The top has been chopped 5 inches, and the chassis and suspension are all custom fabricated. The engine is a Brodix (Chevy) block and heads, V-8, 360 cu/in. twin turbo charged with ice water intercooling. Boost is variable up to 40 psi. HP is about 2800. It is a front wheel drive car.