Burt Munro, inspirational

http://motorcyclehallfame.artehouse.com/perl/options.pl?imageID=298&ckon=thumb

17 mpg, and will top 200 mph at Bonneville, Kugel Components duece

http://www.kugelkomponents.com/bonneville/bonneville.html

Or read a good article about Jerry Kugel and his hot rodding and record breaking http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/thehistoryof/jerry_kugel_history/index.html

The 103 yr old record for fastest steam powered car is soon to be broken

In 1906 Fred Marriot set the 127.66 mph record, and nothing in 103 years was intiative to make someone determined to break it.

I was recently reading something Jay Leno wrote about it, and he's a great writer I recommend... but I forgot to post a link to his column.

Read about the new contender here: http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/03/31/steam-power/#more-15803

Burt, respect... original photos, not stills of Anthony Hopkins

Above via: http://speedseekers.blogspot.com/

The above photos of Burt are from the terrific blogger, Nik of http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/ Thanks Nik!

For more, see : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309314

Via: http://trawler-rider.blogspot.com/

Via: http://churchofchoppers.blogspot.com/
See also: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/02/worlds-fastest-indian-damn-good-movie_15.html

New attempt at Land Speed Record... the whole program is looking around 18 million dollars.

Richard Noble and Andy Green are teaming up to try for 1050 mph... that's 80 mph faster than a 357 bullet.

http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/

Belly tankers vintage photos

http://www.trashersracingteam.blogspot.com/

Bonneville Salt Flats... the Fastest Place on Earth

The plane Steve Fossett was piloting disappeared while he was preparing for his latest record attempt, a shot at the land speed record of 763.035 mph. His crew plans to try to break the record anyway in the jet-powered car built for that purpose. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2007/12/08/GR2007120801879.html

Photo by Louise "LandSpeed" Ann Noeth... I found it on page 14 of Goodguys April 2009 issue, and at http://www.automobilemag.com/features/0809_bonneville_salt_flats_fastest_place_on_earth/index.html
Where Louise wrote a good essay / documentary about the salt flats... lots of facts and info. About Louise; http://www.sae.org/globalsections/sections/localactivities/noethbio.html

Speed Week 2008 photography

http://www.diyautotune.com/racing/bonneville_speedweek2008.htm

http://customsickles.blogspot.com/2008/04/c4-volksrod-bonneville.html

Speedweek 2006 photo gallery... and one cool record holding AA/BGALT Stude

Record Holder as of SpeedWeek 2008 with a 240.984mph average... I love the air filter locations!

The flame job is sweet http://www.diyautotune.com/racing/bonnevile_speedweek2006.htm

via: http://stipistop.com/