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...

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, the 66-year-old son of the late Mickey Thompson, has broken the current AA/FS class land speed record after a 402mph run Sunday on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Challenger II; the car was originally built by his father in 1968 and has been restored for a new run...

After a two-year break because of bad weather, Speedweek is underway on the Bonneville Salt Flats.Danny Thompson, the 66-year-old son of the late Mickey Thompson, made a 411mph run in his first attempt on Saturday in Challenger II; the car was originally built by his father in 1968 and has...

William R. "Bill" Burke, once known as "Mr. Hotrod," passed suddenly Nov. 25 from a massive stroke.An unquestioned pioneer of the early California hot rod car culture that gave rise to racing on the California dry lakes and the streets of Los Angeles in the 1930s, Burke was best known...