Temple of Speed
It's an exciting year with a solid rookie lineup and a few of the big boys on the long course are raising the bar every year. Last year, Danny Thompson and the Challenger 2 team, after 48 years, resurrected his dad's streamliner which got Danny into the 400mph club with a 406.769 record. A year later, Danny and his team came back and took the Challenger 2 all the way to 435 mph which smashed the 2016 record. On the rookie course, Go and Sushi are running a pair of Indians built by Go himself. Both madmen of speed on two wheels and for this year Sushi is pushing it to four wheels, piloting the Old Crow belly tank. He's had a few runs at El Mirage back in May but let's see how he does on the salts which have not been in the best conditions.
Many participants were having problem with the salt being a little soft this year so coming down the stretch was hard to hit higher speeds. The salts were damper than last year which made getting to and from impound tedious for trailers and cars to get around. Some cars even fell off the trailers because of the bumpy path to the staging lanes. But the sun was out and people were persistent to line up for a run regardless the obstacles. Day one at Bonneville is underway, race fans!
Many participants were having problem with the salt being a little soft this year so coming down the stretch was hard to hit higher speeds. The salts were damper than last year which made getting to and from impound tedious for trailers and cars to get around. Some cars even fell off the trailers because of the bumpy path to the staging lanes. But the sun was out and people were persistent to line up for a run regardless the obstacles. Day one at Bonneville is underway, race fans!
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