Coolest new Thing from PRI

[Paul Merolla]

Originally Posted by Phil Veldheer Racing

1. Also, I stopped anyone with a Bonneville hat or shirt on and bent their ear for a few minutes and there were a lot of people from the salt flats there as I am going as a spectator in 2011 and a salt flats racer in 2013 or 2014.
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Phil, what are you putting together for LSR? Some days I wish I had spent the time and money for a landspeed car instead of a stocker...

[Steve Polhill]

I have put some serious thought about building a Land speed car. There would be nothing cooler than being in the 200 MPH club and saying that you hold a land speed record. It's definately something I want to do before I die. It's on the bucket list. Damn it now I'm Hijacking threads LOL

[herbjr]

My dad went to Bonneville a few years ago with Danny Byrd. The problem with going is it could get expensive if you want to go back. They do that type of racing in Maxton NC at an old runway, we are going this spring.

Herb Jr

[Phil Veldheer Racing]

Going with my 99 Z-28 that I drag race now. We are putting in a new cage this winter and Parsons and Myers is building a Brodix-headed, Quick-Fuel-carbed, Moroso-vacumed (?) 388 CI small block that will clear 200 mph. I plan on taking it to the MAXTON Mile race in NC first. This car will go 200 mph, but to get in the 200 mph club, you need to beat an existing record and then go 200 mph or over. It is not as simple as going 200 mph. I want to get my feet wet first. You can go to you tube and see a stock new vette go 200 mph and spin.
I plan on letting the driver of my Z-28 drag it for two more years and then convert it to Bonneville that winter. M/T 8 ply BONNEVILLE tires are $750.00 each and I have to have the Moon Disk screw on hub caps, welded steel wheels...plus a very large fire extinguisher. Hans-type devise, a tech like no other tech, parachutes, etc....

I will be racing my stocker at the IHRA NITRO JAM at US 131 Motorsports Park on August 12 and 13 and flying to Salt Lake City on the 14th. It is not as easy as you think. Imagine going down a dirt road at 200 mph. Stories of cars going 195 mph then adding 200 pounds in front and 300 pounds in the rear and suddenly picking up 15 mph because of spinning the tires at 195 MPH !!!!

Phil

[Paul Merolla]

OK, one more post and I'll quit the hijack...
During one of my spectating visits to the salt, I got to talk to Dan Warner for an hour (or a couple beers)...he's in charge of record certification for the SCTA and a 200 club member...he told me that a large portion of the racers out there are former drag racers who got fed up with the BS. And you're dead on, Phil...it's way tougher to go 200 than it would seem. Here's my favorite video:

[rawhide]

I ran at Maxton from 1996 to 2001 and it was a lot of fun. I have friends who still go but they say the time between runs is now about 6 hours. I can remember making 15 hits at the mile in a day. Like Yogi said nobody goes there anymore because it is too crowded.
thanks, Roland

[Phil Veldheer Racing]

IMIS-INDY just changed their 2011 show dates so the two shows will NOT be held at the same time. Orlando PRI show is Dec 1-3 and the IMIS-INDY show is Dec 8-10.

Another Bonneville story, the February issue of Street Rodder. Page 26. A must read. World's fastest Highboy (34 Ford Roadster) with a 494 Keith Black Chrysler from a former IHRA Funny Car. detuned to 4000 plus HP running between 60 -67 % NITRO....burned almost 30 gallons in 3 miles. It ran 304 MPH.....the motor ran for 45 seconds...

Donnie Cummins of RacePak was co crew chief of this beast.

Phil