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
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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
This year’s speedweek was a vast improvement over the last few years. The weather was nothing short of perfect and the conditions could not have been more suitable given the current state of the salt flats. If we were to be a bit picky the only thing that could have made the event a bit
The last few days have gone by in a bit of a blur, so we apologise for any mistakes or missed items. We will be writing a full and proper write up, once we return to the UK and the dust (or salt) has settled. Day 5 started early with a short line to the
After the really good run on the previous day and with the added benefit of being second in line on the next morning we were really bouyant as we headed onto the salt as the sun came up. This was going to be particularly special run, not just because we hoped to see the car
As mentioned in our previous missive the lines for the start have been diabolically bad this year. There is no single reason for it, but we have not managed more than one run on either of the last two days, despite spending literally hours queuing in over 100 degree heat. That being said, we have
As we write this we absolutely tired out. This has been one of what has felt like the longest days we have had on the salt. The SCTA (South California Timing Association) that run the race event is entirely staffed by volunteers and any money raised from the entry fees and merchandise sales go straight
We have arrived at Bonneville! Last year we managed to all bring seperate vehicles and all drove alone, so this year we decided to be a little more environmentally friendly. Once again our prince and saviour Bruce came up with a marvellous suggestion, he owns the fabulous 1975 GMC motorhome we slept in last year
As our regular readers will know, the bulk of the team are stuck here in the UK whilst the car and our equipment is in California. This does not mean that nothing is happening, our engine builder and tuner in America Bruce has been sorting out some of the minor issues we had with the
Winter time for the motorsport community is always a little frustrating as we all sit and wait for the weather to improve so we can get back out testing or racing. To help deal with this and keep interest up, the clever chaps at Straightliners organised a speed weekend with both static and working displays