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World's Fastest Diesel Pickup controversy settled

The Great Pickup Controversy has been settled. It was reported last week that the Rocket Ranger, from SPAL USA, crossed the Bonneville Salt Flats at 215.091 miles per hour. In doing so, SPAL claimed it set the top speed world record for a pickup truck. However, back in 2002, Gale Banks Engineering's Project Sidewinder Dakota ran the flats at 217.306. So SPAL actually didn't get the world record, yet because of their 215+ run they now hold the national top speed title. Why? Because as in boxing, there are multiple bodies that ignore one ... Read more →

Letting off some steam: vapor-powered car goes for land speed record Jonathon Ramsey

A British team is out to demolish the land speed records for a steam powered vehicle in both the kilometer and the mile. The records are 121.6 mp for the kilo, set in 1906, and an unofficial 145.6 ...

Ferrari breaks speed records ... on water Jonathon Ramsey

click above image for a few more pics of Molinari's Ferrari boat So the prancing horse is having a little trouble on the track, but its engines aren't having any problems at all on the water. ...

World's Fastest Diesel Pickup controversy settled 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Great Pickup Controversy has been settled. It was reported last week that the Rocket Ranger, from SPAL USA, crossed the Bonneville Salt Flats at 215.091 miles per hour. In doing so, SPAL claimed it set the top speed world record for a pickup truck. However, back in 2002, Gale Banks ...

Letting off some steam: vapor-powered car goes for land speed record 2 years ago on Autoblog

A British team is out to demolish the land speed records for a steam powered vehicle in both the kilometer and the mile. The records are 121.6 mp for the kilo, set in 1906, and an unofficial 145.6 mph for the mile, set in 1985. As if using tap water to go stupid fast wasn't cool enough, they're ...

Ferrari breaks speed records ... on water 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for a few more pics of Molinari's Ferrari boat So the prancing horse is having a little trouble on the track, but its engines aren't having any problems at all on the water. Speedboat designer Eugenio Molinari, using a production engine from an F430, broke the running kilometer ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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