462 MPH - 4 Cylinders

[The Seeker]

The Speed Demon race car by George Poteet and Ron Main lives up to and even surpasses its name with its ultra-sleek design and MOPAR Hellfire ‘Lil’ Hemi 4 cylinder engine.


With your everyday car most likely topping out at 120 MPH, a speed of 462 MPH may seem unfathomable, but this video, shot in HD with a Replay XD1080 camera on default settings with no processing, can give you a taste. But first, Gizmodo has some suggestions to give you the best viewing experience:

It‘s definitely one of those clips you’ll want to switch to 1080P, go fullscreen, and turn up your speakers if you got ‘em. The sound of the motor screaming is like a symphony of horsepower, and the shots where the Speed Demon tears past the cameras on the salt flats will certainly make you wish your minivan was packing a little more oomph under the hood.
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Here’s what 462 MPH looks like from almost every angle you could imagine:


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For more on Speed Demon’s specs, check out this feature. (Note: The portion on Speed Demon begins at 4:40):


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[Dilligaf]

Must be a rush

 

[DaveM]

Crazy

 

[Silli]

Lovely!

We in S.A. are fortunate to have been the country chosen for the Noble Bloodhound SSC world land speed record attemp.

Scheduled to take place within the next three years, the goal speed is 1000 mph!! (1620 kph)

No reciprocating piston engines required. The BSSC uses a jet engine and a rocket (not 3) in some sort of combination.

The pilot, WC Andy Green, is in the country at the moment giving some talks, but I have not been able to get to any of them.

A bunch of us are planning to attend this gig! The site is called the Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape, South Africa if you'd like to have a look on Google.

 

[CarlS]

Land speed record attempts are very interesting to me. I would like to do a Salt Flats run on my Bonnie just to do it.

 

[DaveM]

Lovely!

The site is called the Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape, South Africa if you'd like to have a look on Google.

Here we go Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape, South Africa

 

[CarlS]

Very good. Thanks for the pic.

 

[Silli]

Hey Carl.... can't you just find a quiet stretch of highway and a buddy with a stopwatch
?

 

[CarlS]

Hey Carl.... can't you just find a quiet stretch of highway and a buddy with a stopwatch
?

I could that easily. But to ride the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats on a Bonneville... Just a dream.

 

[Rocky]

That's super impressive for a 4-cylinder.
Maybe there's hope for my 4-cylinder Subaru

 

[CarlS]

I can see it now: Rocky Breaks Land Speed Record in 4 Cyl Subaru!

 

[Silli]

What state are the Bonneville Salt Flats? Pardon my ignorance!

 

[Dilligaf]

Utah

 

[The Seeker]

Yep, they are near Salt Lake City, Utah.......kind of a give-away in the name...LOL

(not implying someone across the pond should know that)

 

[Dilligaf]

Here

 

[Silli]

Thanks gents. So a bit far for Carl to pop up there for a weekend to do a run! :y8:

 

[The Seeker]

Thanks gents. So a bit far for Carl to pop up there for a weekend to do a run! :y8:

Aaaaahhh....shouldn't be any problem on that new Tiger!

 

[Silli]

That won't work... he definitely said the Bonneville.

 

[The Seeker]

That won't work... he definitely said the Bonneville.

Oooops...you're right!

Well, load up the F-350 Ford....LOL!!

 

[Silli]

There ya go Carl. Find a buddy or two. Take the Bonnie to the Flats and do it. Sounds like a road-trip of note! What's to stop you???