The Blown Fuel Modified Roadster at 2:07 has an F-class engine? I don't know SCTA displacements, but ECTA is 123ci - 183.99ci (2.016L - 3.014L) for F. With a sound like that, I'm guessing it's a V8 with a head pulled and running on 4 cylinders.
+TKS Motorsports - ECTA is the same engine sizes as SCTA-BNI....The "F" class engine in that modified roadster is actually a sleeved and destroked V8...In a streamliner many years ago that same engine went over 300mph
Thanks for sharing. There are many, many reasons why a record may not be broken. Here are just a few: poor salt conditions, mechanical breakdowns, not enough horsepower, driver errors, too much wind, etc.
Your statement is actually true - ALL present record holding vehicles have made at least one run in excess of the present record - but there are a few qualifications.....I will say first, I am the builder/owner of a 276 mph record holding lakester. It has, on several occasions, run faster than the class record. But, sometimes, little things - like mis-calling how much to richen the tune for an early morning run (after running a qualifying run the day before in the afternoon heat)....or having an 8 mph head wind on your back up run causes a record to be elusive. Bear in mind that all cars who qualify to run for a record have to have exceeded the existing record on the qualifying run.... As for why a lot of the non record holding vehicles cannot set the records yet higher, there are a few reasons - most of it having o do with how much horsepower the owners can afford to purchase. Until I "bucked up" the $25000 that a NASCAR Dodge motor cost at the time, I was running a SBC that produced (probably) 660-670 hp.... Well, it was the extra almost 200hp from that $25000 price tag that bought the extra 30mph that it took to set the record. It's still a learning process - even for those of us who have run there for 45 or more years. Thanx for posting.
this is a fantastic little film with superb audio quality soo many chills. I am making it a priority to get out there next year!
Thanks for the kind words. We look forward to seeing you next year!
GREAT OB,,ROVER RALPH HERE AS SEEN IN THE PROFILE PICTURE,,EXCELLENT COVERAGE..STAY WELL
gotta love Bonneville........gearhead heaven.......'I WANNA GO FAST!!!!'
Bonneville is a cool place I hope to get out there in 2014
The Blown Fuel Modified Roadster at 2:07 has an F-class engine? I don't know SCTA displacements, but ECTA is 123ci - 183.99ci (2.016L - 3.014L) for F. With a sound like that, I'm guessing it's a V8 with a head pulled and running on 4 cylinders.
+TKS Motorsports - ECTA is the same engine sizes as SCTA-BNI....The "F" class engine in that modified roadster is actually a sleeved and destroked V8...In a streamliner many years ago that same engine went over 300mph
BMW S 1000 RR was the big winner at the Isle of Man TT this year
0:35 shows the BMW
These cars have such high gearing to get to those speeds that they can't launch on their own.
It's cool but , not a single speed is given , & no images of the cars at full speed .
Why do they have to push them
most of the vehicles don't lack for streamlining so it is a wonder rey cannot all break their relevant records unless the salt is poor and short ?
Thanks for sharing. There are many, many reasons why a record may not be broken. Here are just a few: poor salt conditions, mechanical breakdowns, not enough horsepower, driver errors, too much wind, etc.
Your statement is actually true - ALL present record holding vehicles have made at least one run in excess of the present record - but there are a few qualifications.....I will say first, I am the builder/owner of a 276 mph record holding lakester. It has, on several occasions, run faster than the class record. But, sometimes, little things - like mis-calling how much to richen the tune for an early morning run (after running a qualifying run the day before in the afternoon heat)....or having an 8 mph head wind on your back up run causes a record to be elusive. Bear in mind that all cars who qualify to run for a record have to have exceeded the existing record on the qualifying run....
As for why a lot of the non record holding vehicles cannot set the records yet higher, there are a few reasons - most of it having o do with how much horsepower the owners can afford to purchase. Until I "bucked up" the $25000 that a NASCAR Dodge motor cost at the time, I was running a SBC that produced (probably) 660-670 hp.... Well, it was the extra almost 200hp from that $25000 price tag that bought the extra 30mph that it took to set the record.
It's still a learning process - even for those of us who have run there for 45 or more years. Thanx for posting.
This is kinda boring because they don't show the cars going full speed or their time pass.