The Jensen left British shores in early 2023 with the plan of racing at that year’s Bonneville speed week. Following on from the ealier attempt in 2018 when we proved that we had serious potential. The intervening years saw some major modifications, in terms of power, strength, reliability and aerodynamics. The car was transformed from
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After many unavoidable and some avoidable delays things have begun getting the car and the other British owned motorcycles home. There were some paperwork and communication issues between the various in and out shipping companies, that took some time to be sorted. Once this was overcome it was simply a matter of getting the vehicles
Fantastic News! We all made it to 2026 alive and kicking. We hope this message finds you all safe and well. Now that the festive period has ended and the new years revellry is a thing of the past, it’s time to start looking forward. The organisational side of shipping the car and motorcycles back
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
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