Wow! What an event, this land speed racing malarky sure throws up some emotion. This year has felt probably the hardest ever. There was a lot of very intense preparation before the trip, both from our American colleagues in advance and upon our arrival just before the event. There was a spate of illness which
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Friday morning dawned dry and bright with just a little cloud cover to keep the really high temperatures down for a few hours at least. We headed out to the now sparsley populated pit area to check the car over and begin preparations for the clean up. First order of business was to remove the
Things were looking good in motorcycle land once again. With the Triumph now perofrming properly it was time for the engine mapping to be sorted once and for all, now that we had some data. Bruce, Mike and Rich set to retuning the bike late into the night. The plan was to get the bike
This morning dawned with the traditional beautiful sunrise that is typical of the area at this time of year. We headed out to the salt full of keen expectation for both the car and the bike. First was a few quick runs on the short course for Ian G on the bike. On the first
Well, excited reader, I’m sure you’ll be eager to hear what happened folowing the car oil explosion and the misbehaving Triumph. The oil leak turned out to be nothing more serious than a loose oil filter on the car. Although incredibly messy it caused no serious damage and after a massive clean up effort from
Great news! We all made it to Bonneville! Both vehicles and most of the team fit and well. There was a bout of stomach issues doing the rounds which many of us suffered from to some degree or other. Alas dear Bruce caught the worst of it and was laid up in the campervan for
We started out full of hope that there would be no surprises as we began the inevitable last minute jobs. The car needed a bit of rollcage work, setting up and harness replacement. The bike however required a top end rebuild from the crankcase up. However we were aware of this and the Ian’s and
As a team that likes to learn from our previous mistakes, you will all be pleased to hear that after last years extended Las Vegas stopover. We have now greased all of the trailer wheel bearings! Great news and well done team USA!! Carrying on with the good news, the car has made a visit
2025 looks to be a landmark year for the project. For a couple of reasons. Firstly, we are celebrating the 60th birthday of our C-V8. At this age most people would be making plans for taking these easier and looking forward to a peaceful retirement. Our car is definitely made of sterner stuff than that
We’ll start this update with the hope that you have all enjoyed a peaceful and relaxed Christmas time. As the car has remained in the USA and the bulk of the team are in the UK we have all taken the opportunity to take a bit of a breather. After all of the rushing around
Over the years we have been running the car, the entire team has become a great big family. We have shared our huge successes and battled through the lows together. We recently heard of the passing of Bruce’s father and we are all feeling the loss. As a project we extend our deepest condolences to
Great news! The car has finally made it back from Las Vegas. For those who have recently joined us or have forgotten our previous adventures. On the way home from Bonneville in August, one of the trailer wheels decided to take a different direction. This resulted in us having to leave the car, still on