JCB – not exactly the byword for high performance, is it?Yet, 20 years ago, the British construction and agricultural equipment manufacturer turned heads by producing the Dieselmax streamliner and going on to set a land speed record for diesel cars with it.Now, it’s doing it again, with another alternatively-fueled machine...

A 1999 Mazda Miata MX-5, which set a Bonneville Salt Flats G/GT class land speed record of 165.296 mph in 2011, and was also raced in the SCCA Spec Miata class, is the latest car donated to The Piston Foundation to go up for a charity auction on Bring a...

The skies are clear and the temperatures perfect as Arizona Auction kicks into another gear heading into the weekend. It's preview day for RM Sotheby's at the Arizona Biltmore for their 23rd annual Arizona sale.Returning to the Biltmore after a one year hiatus, the 78-lot docket for RM's Arizona sale...

Among the in-depth content of the March/April Vintage Motorsport magazine is a brief review of a new softcover book by Louise Ann Noeth that covers stories of racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats.With the observance of International Women’s Day coming Monday, it seems fitting to give a shout out now...

Bowling Green, KY -- A highly modified 1984 Corvette that has competed and held records in several Bonneville Salt Flats speed trial classes is now part of the National Corvette Museum collection.Photo: NCMJuris Mindenbergs of Redmond, Wash., acquired the car in 1986, modifying it for Bonneville racing with the assistance...

One person died and several others were injured in a non-racing accident at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Wednesday morning during Speed Week.The crash involved a pickup truck with four occupants and a minivan with two occupants, KSTU-Fox 13 reports, citing investigators. The Toole County Sheriff's Office confirmed one fatality;...

Danny Thompson's attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record at Mike Cook's Land Speed Shootout has come to an abrupt end.Thompson was not injured, but Challenger 2 sustained heavy damage to the rear suport and suspension components when the streamliner blew a rear tire "coming up on the mile,"...

In today's media-fueled world of hyperbole, the overuse of certain words has had the effect of rendering them somewhat redundant. "Passionate" and "obsessed" are surely near the top of the list. For "passionate collector," read someone who simply takes their hobby half-seriously.But spending five minutes with Danny Thompson is to...

Two women have one goal this week on the salt flats of Bonneville.Pirelli World Challenge racer Shea Holbrook will assist 15-time bicycle champion Denise Mueller in her attempt to set a world record for the fastest rider ever on a bicycle.The current mark is 167 miles per hour as the...

Watch Danny Thompson, the 66-year-old son of the late Mickey Thompson, break the AA/FS class land speed record with a 402mph run Sunday on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Challenger II.Dash cam footage can be seen here.