Join us for Episode 469 of EPARTRADE's Race Industry Now tech webinar series: "The evolution of automotive specialist racing engines – from winning NASCAR races to breaking records in the wide-open world of Land Speed Racing".With Keith Dorton, Owner and Jeff Dorton. Hosted by Brad Gillie from SiriusXM, Ch. 90,...

Danny Thompson's Challenger 2 streamliner was damaged during its recent 400mph+ FIA record attempt. The team is still trying to discover exactly what went wrong. This lightly edited footage is from a Garmin Virb Ultra 30 camera mounted on the steering wheel. More info at: thompsonlsr.com.

Twelve people have gone over 400mph in a piston-powered car. I'm the most recent one. The twelfth man. I'm exceptionally proud of that, because after five years of hard work, I finally understand what it takes to get on that list. I'll summarize. Fast is hard. Really fast is really...

Danny Thompson's quest to bring his late father's "Challenger II" back to life 46 years after it was built to chase the World Land Speed Record for piston- and wheel-driven vehicles took a big step toward fulfillment with his team's successful Bonneville test runs last week. However, the project's ongoing...

It took 46 years, but the Challenger II has finally returned to the Bonneville Salt Flats as Danny Thompson moved a step closer to finishing the quest his late father, Mickey Thompson started in 1968 in seeking the wheel-driven land speed record with the car."My crew and I are here...

In last week's article I mentioned that Bonneville's different classes weren't very meaningful to me, because my foremost goal was to be the fastest piston car on the salt. There isn't an official designation for that, so I called it "the world's fastest hotrod." I stand by what I said,...