Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Bonneville Salt Flats - The Experience

What an excellent description of Bonneville! While I can't attest to the full experience of blasting down the flats, I can say that the surroundings and the feeling of standing on the hot rod holy ground is exactly as described. Though our trip to Bonneville while passing through was a short 3+ hours, the time there left me dreaming of a return. While building a race car seems further out of reach than prior to my visit, this video sure does serve as an inspiration.

 On August 29, 2012, James Hoegh successfully piloted the first Confederate X132 Hellcat Combat prototype to a top speed of 172.211 mph, making it the world's fastest big block American V-twin motorcycle ever...

 

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