Tag Archives: land speed record

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May 30, 2017

“World’s Fastest Indian” to be memorialized

It's been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats and made history – a story immortalised in the feature film, The World's Fastest Indian, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins. This August, to...

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Jan 29, 2015

Beast of Turin » Trailer

Quick compilation of clips showing some of the build and first firing of the FIAT S76 land speed record car in 100 years. At over 28 litres, this was the biggest of the pre WW1 monsters (and the biggest car engine ever built) - engine...

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Jan 15, 2015

Royal Enfield » Bonneville Salt Flats

Matt Capri’s souped-up Royal Enfield Continental GTs, ridden by Nadine de Freitas, hit the salt flats of Bonneville and the result was a new Land Speed record in the 500 MPPS (Modified Pushrod Partially Streamlined) category, clocking an...

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Oct 19, 2014

Salt Flats World Record » Shunji Yokokawa

During Speed Week of 2013, Shunji Yokokawa and his two man crew from Japan, travelled to the Bonneville Salt Flats to break a world land speed record. The trip was Shunji's first ever to the Salt Flats, where racing and attempting to break...

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Oct 01, 2013

Castrol Rocket Aims for World Land Speed Record

For decades, Triumph has been known for building the world’s fastest motorcycles. All due to a group of hot rodders from Texas who decided that they didn’t want the record held by the Germans. From 1955 to 1970, a Triumph powered...