John Doonan, President of IMSA; Carlos Ezpeleta, Chief Sporting Officer of MotoGP / Dorna Sports S.L.; Kevin Miller, President & CEO of United States Auto Club (USAC); John Clagett, President & CEO of Trans Am Race Company; Chris Stewart, founder of Gridlife and Pat McDowell, SCTA President and Race Director...

Wendover, UT -- All governing entities have signed the necessary permits authorizing the Southern California Timing Association to proceed with staging Bonneville Speed Week from Aug. 8-14, with the Bonneville World Finals set for Sept. 29-Oct. 2.Photo: Dave Kirsten/Save the Salt“We had one major choice in front of us this...

After his attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record ended in heartbreak in September, Danny Thompson and his team have decided to give it another try. On Friday Thompson provided an update on preparations.I'm happy to report that the upgrades and repairs to the Challenger 2 are proceeding well....

"We hit 317mph on our second pass today. We experienced no issues with the car and successfully gathered all the data we needed for the upcoming SCTA and FIA events later this year. Given today’s positive results, we’ve decided to forgo additional runs and return early. We’re not sure how...

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,...