Thursday, October 21, 2010

What 420 MPH Looks Like...

when you look back from the rear end of an internal combustion streamliner on the Bonneville Salt Flats...

This is from the recent speed record set by Charles Nearburg.  The vehicle is single engined, naturally aspirated and runs on gasoline.  Reaching a top speed of 422.6 mph the "Spirit of Rett" averaged a speed of 414.5 mph on its two runs, breaking a 45 year old record.

The team's safety equipment (parachutes, firesuits, etc.) were all provided by DJ Safety.

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