For a $3,000.00 donation a donor will receive the Gold Level Award. In a somewhat eerie coincidence, the record was previously set by Danny Thompson two years to the day. Team thrashed that engine change in only a couple hours. The bores are finished to 4.565in and the cam journals to LS-spec 55mm.

Every racer has a story because racing is an adventure especially at Bonneville where the dreaded salt eats into everything causing problems you never knew could exist. In 2014 George purchased the Speed Demon operation from partner Ron Main. Of course, Speed Demon was not the only car running at Speed Week. The car is owned and driven by George Poteet, who currently holds the record for the most runs over 400mph. You need deep pockets to go for these all-out records. The VERY BEST OF LUCK to guys in the future, and reaching your 500 mph club, no doubt you’ll achieve it.

All Hail The SUV King: The 2021 Bentley Bentayga Speed Is A 626hp W12 Powered Monster. Thanks to Kenny for the photos. Jerry Kugel attempted to break his own 40-year-old record of 245.804 mph in this very same car. Pits were well spaced and everybody wore a mask as requested. 40 years later, he returned in the same roadster to break his own E/Blown Fuel Roadster record. Car is ready to run again.

Built in his mothers garage. We went 382 on a 1991 381 record by Al Teague We are headed to impound on the 1st run on a brand new car. George Poteet's awesome Speed Demon has captured the attention of the world wide racing community with it's clockwork ability to tear off repeated 400 mph blasts at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Jerry has been a rodder and lakes racer since dot and in 1979 he set a record in his ‘Holmes, Kugel & McGinnis’ Model A Roadster at 245.804—a record that still stands. Its Bonneville time . I can’t say enough about the heart of all of the Speeddemon members . Incredible amounts of engineering, tuning expertise, dedication, money and hard work by very talented people make this the most awesome land speed record team ever! So much sleeker and 800 pounds lighter. We're getting data calibrated and would have made another pass this afternoon but the wind came up hard. In history. A record that was previously set 16 years ago by Tom Burkland when he reached a speed of 417.020 mph. Mike Cook and Mike Cook Jr. did an awesome job on the salt.

George Poteet speaks slowly with a relaxed southern accent, drawing out the syllables as he talks cars and racing, his favorite subjects. I guess those days are over . Day 1 of testing is about to begin. George Poteet's awesome Speed Demon has captured the attention of the world wide racing community with it's clockwork ability to tear off repeated 400 mph blasts at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Speed Demon currently holds the record for the world's fastest piston-engine vehicle at 439.024 mph and has won the Hot Rod Trophy a record 7 years in a row. Visit the Save the Salt Booth in the Central Hall (#24099) of the 2015 SEMA Show to see the new Speed Demon. The original Speed Demon quickly established itself as the fastest car at Bonneville and the only car that consistently demonstrated the potential to advance the wheel-driven land speed record. It broke the sound barrier running two Rolls-Royce jet engines.

Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. We’re only go to get a 4 mile course tomorrow so we’re taking out the 555cuin big block and putting in the 258cuin small block. Working now on checking and double checking every piece so we can have a successful Speedweek. We don’t win because we are better, we win because we don’t give up ! Will we see 500mph this week? Can't wait to get these things installed!

See details below. The car is 830 pounds lighter at 4,128 lbs. Packing up more pieces at Kenny's Components. Fuel flow problem caused some damage so the 388ci engine went into the trailer and the 368ci bullet was installed for tomorrow. Yes, the Turbinator II went faster at Bonneville, but in cooler October, not in August!!! 441 cubic inches. Speed Demon currently holds the record for the world's fastest piston-engine vehicle at 439.024 mph and has won the Hot Rod Trophy a record 7 years in a row. Duttweiler’s engine is based on a Dart Big M MkIV block with the extra compacted graphite iron (CGI) option that doubles the block strength without weight penalty. Donations can also be made at the $2,000 Silver Level and receive the hand cast streamliner in silver. Its been incredible what George, Ron Main, and team have been able to accomplish in land speed racing. This was the car's fastest ever speed at the 4 mile so it was on a mission until the fuel problem occurred. No major problems. The Speed Demon streamliner achieved a flying mile speed of 470.733 mph with an exit speed of 481.576 mph. That is in reference to Jack Trepanier who’s son Troy and his shop Rad Rides By Troy have done a lot of the work on the Speed demon car as well as Georges Blowfish Cuda. Unfortunately, as he had not raced in several years, he had to go through the licensing process and maxed out at 203 mph. Things are looking good ! Meanwhile, Comp Cams custom ground the mechanical roller cam from tool-steel billet while the pushrods are Manton. When the SCTA opened the salt to competitors on Sunday, the team began rebuilding the car and, by that afternoon, the car looked good as new. Poteet was more aggressive on Saturday’s second run but came up short at 411 mph (compared to Tom Burkland’s 417.020 mph record, set in 2004). Dan August 13, 2020 at 7:38 am. The fact that this car has always done things with single engines and it has done them with a kind of style and panache that set them apart from the rest of the land speed racing set makes this special. Number 76 al. Forty-six square miles of empty white space—who can’t go fast? All systems look good. To qualify for a record you need to back it up within 24 hours. Straight down the center. We also had a couple of 1st class car builders show up today- Dave Lane and Troy Trepanier. Incredible amounts of engineering, tuning expertise, dedication, money and hard work by very talented people make this the most awesome land speed record team ever!

These are the real thing. Of course it uses incredible amounts of horsepower and that comes from the fertile mind and talented hands of Kenny Dutweiller, the engine builder who has had a dramatically awesome impact on very form of racing he has ever been involved in. 2,625 hp. And to top it off it’s getting done by one of the most supportive guys in the hobby.

Speed Demon Racing Team members Steve Watt, Aron Cranford, Danny Drinan, Dave Main, Ron Main, James Diviak, Scott Lacy, Tommy Horn, Joe Galati, and driver George Poteet allowed us to take a look at some of the new tricks to make their land-speed racing endeavor even more successful as the new streamliner—now known simply as Speed Demon—comes together. _John Baechtel photos. Will run a back up run tomorrow morning. That record is held by the Thrust SSC which averaged 760.343 back in 1997. On the nose of Speed Demon, it reads, “God speed Jack.” But, there have to be other teams out there to break Poteet’s string of Speed Week victories. with George and all fluids ion board. Thundering monsters like Danny Thompson’s Challenger II and Project 555 are glorious beasts that use blunt force trauma and raw guts to seemingly defy the laws of physics. Frank Silva Jr. set a new AA/BFL record at 353.514 mph. Engine builder Kenny Duttweiler on the right.

All heavy components have been moved as low as possible in the car and the engine is set forward 10 inches to achieve 64% weight on the rear tires. It wasn’t the perfect Bonneville Speed Week but it was pretty darn close. We will be running 1st thing in the morning. The two-way average record is 470.035 mph. While 481 mph is awesome, the numbers that really matter are 469.298 in run 1 and 470.733 in run 2 for a 2-way average of 470.015 and the “official” record.

Forty-six square miles of empty white space—who can’t go fast? The Speed Demon Racing Team is honored to have now won 7 Hot Rod Trophies in a row. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, SCTA-BNI.org worked with all necessary officials to host a compliant and safe event. The Men in Black sprang into action fashioning an even sleeker, meaner machine to carry on the Demon's legacy. We've had a few little problems, but we're still hopeful before Friday. Speed Demon’s third run looked promising, with a blistering 447-mph mile five speed and a 455-mph exit speed. Thats 10.1 HP per cubic inch .

Tagging along were two more small-block Chevy V-8s, the proven C-class engine that has been an absolute workhorse for the team, and the high-revving E-class engine. It was retired and rebuilt for George's museum. Required fields are marked *. Car was 12.5 mph faster to the 3 mile than any other previous run. Got a new A/BFS record at 423mph. Speed Demon photo by Zane McNary for Mike Cook's Bonneville Shootout. Through hardship and poor weather that postponed Speed Week for a year Thompson marched back to achieve the land speed record in 2018. Day 3 we ran a 2 mile pass at 270mph. At Speed Week 2016 George Poteet and the Speed Demon Racing Team were on their game, running 400 mph-plus right out of the box. With this newest stat, George Poteet and the Speed Demon team now hold Blown Fuel Streamliner records in AA, A, B, C, D, and F classes. He has more 400 mph-plus runs than everyone else combined. He comes across as gentle but focused. Made 2632 HP@ 9640 rpm @ 51 lbs of boost . AA means the displacement of the V8 is over 501 cubic inches and BFS means Blown Fuel Streamliner. Smoked the tires off at 400 mph. Edging closer- check out the fuel cell, plus laser leveling. Their expertise and George's fearless driving has allowed them to win the coveted Hot Rod Magazine Top Speed trophy for six straight years. Speed Demon’s exit speed was 481.576 mph. Or, the $1,000 Bronze Level and the receive the hand cast streamliner in Bronze. Hot Rod Magazine- Land Speed Cars in Impound - Photo Gallery.

Today, the second run netted a 470.733 mph run for an average of 470.016 for the record in the AA/BFS class.

(That honor currently belongs to Danny Thompson, who drove the Challenger II AA Fuel Streamliner to a 448.747 mph record in 2018.) Photo Marc Gewertz. It’s not that easy. Nicked a head gasket. They have punched it up by a tremendous amount and assuming that conditions hold to the end of the week, they’ll keep making more and more runs. Their sights were set on the AA/Blown Fuel Streamliner record of 417.02 mph set by Tom Burkland in October. Then there’s guys like Shane Tecklenberg who tune on the car, and a gaggle of other highly talented wrenchmen, brains, and braun to make it all happen.



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