Bonneville Test & Tune July 2014

[Dynoroom]

About 50 vehicles showed up at the Bonneville Salt Flats this weekend for the USFRA Test & Tune. This is a 3 mile run up to a 132' speed trap. Not like speedweek where speeds are the average of a mile starting at the 2, then 3, then 4.
So far...
Danny Thompson streamliner is fastest @ 317 mph. This car last ran on the salt almost 50 years ago.driven by the late Mickey Thompson.
Treat & Davinport Target 550 streamliner ran 278 mph
Keith Coplands Modified Sports cars ran 314 (yes 3-1-4) for a car!
Strasburbs & Wolfe Blown Fuel Lakester ran 303 mph
Carbonite streamliner ran 278 mph
Flashpoint streamliner ran 303 mph

These speeds are second hand info and I will update when I get further info.

Several of these cars have never run before on the salt.

[studemax]

Good for Danny! Also - the Carbonite liner looks wicked fast.

[DanStokes]

Very cool. I'm glad that the Thompson crew got a chance to get their feet wet before Speed Week.

Mike - thanks for the update. See you in Impound!

Dan

[Bob Holmes]

Given the numbers posted, Speedweek should be awesome!

[Dynoroom]

Update: second hand.....

Treat & Davenport broke a motor

Turbinator had some handling issues

Carbonite was dealing with fueling problems

Flashpoint set top time of the meet @ 342 mph... remember this is through a 132' speed trap at the 3 mile mark. At speed week this means you'd still have 2 more miles to go.........

[Monster]

Great pics Mike, thanks for the news.

[ratpatrol66]

550 car back fired the front engine and had a fire on the rear engine. Blew a panel off the left side and screwed one up on the right. Might not be ready for Speedweek.

[DanStokes]

That's too bad. Sounds like no one was hurt and it'll live to fight another day so it could have been worse for sure.

Dan

[Dynoroom]

Here is a cell phone video of the Flashpoint Streamliner setting top time of the event @ 341 mph.
Remember he still has 2 more miles to go at Speedweek.

[DanStokes]

Bummer. It says that the vid has been removed.

Dan

[Bob Holmes]

I'm going to be bummed if T&D don't make it.

[Aircooled]

Am I missing something, or is Speed Demon the only car that runs a full perimeter ground skirt?

[Dynoroom]

There are a few others...... Why?

[Aircooled]

There are a few others...... Why?

1. My personal thoughts on aero would require a full perimeter ground skirt.
2. Speed Demons relative success would suggest some empirical support for full ground skirts.

[DanStokes]

Like everything in LSR, there are divergent opinions. Probably why I'm slow? Besides, I look silly in a skirt (and it's not legal in my class).

Dan