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**Jive-Bomber** · 11-29-2011, 09:52 AM

Poteet and Main Speed Demon is the twin turbo, 2,200 horsepower streamliner that recently ran the the fastest speed ever recorded by a wheel driven, non-jet engined car on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Back in September, she recorded an entry speed of 4...

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**porknbeaner** · 11-29-2011, 09:59 AM

Don't need to see a land mark to know that this is just insanely fast. He'll get the tranny sorted out and that record is going down.

Elmo Rodge · 11-29-2011, 10:07 AM

I was fortunate enough to see this run(and all the other runs that week) . That's a mile every 7.8 seconds. I couldn't take any pictures because I didn't have time. Wayno

KCsledz · 11-29-2011, 10:11 AM

that was RAD!

**roseville carl** · 11-29-2011, 10:17 AM

awsommme......

**Crazy Legs** · 11-29-2011, 10:23 AM

Wow, great video!

jjsound · 11-29-2011, 11:11 AM

Did you see that drive shaft? ya, me neither.

**GEBHARD** · 11-29-2011, 11:20 AM

that gave me goose bumps.........rad

eddie1 · 11-29-2011, 11:30 AM

Wow, that was fast!! Thanks for posting that!!

gasolinescream · 11-29-2011, 11:40 AM

Sod that! 60 mph towing my caravan will do nicely thank you!

**dragsled** · 11-29-2011, 11:46 AM

All I can say is WOW!!!

Harrison · 11-29-2011, 01:19 PM

Poteet = Hot Rodder.

JH

40yearslate · 11-29-2011, 01:25 PM

holy crap, that's freakin' awesome!

I think I'm going to get new headphones to fully enjoy this.

**Mr48chev** · 11-29-2011, 01:29 PM

That is a well done video that really gives you a sensation of the speed. I watched Don Vesco Run 410 in Turbinator in 1998 and that was sensational but I think this may top that.

borderboy1971 · 11-29-2011, 02:51 PM

There aren't really any landmarks to help judge the speed, but if you look very closely and don't blink (or think of blinking), you can see the mile marker cones go by. WOW that is insane!, check those cones going by to other runs on the net at "regular" bonneville speeds. Insane!

**Ole don** · 11-29-2011, 03:00 PM

There was a small group of crazy old geezers like me at the six mile mark. We waited six hours to see a car that drove past in six seconds. Talk about zoom-zoom! It was a great way to spend a week of retirement.

seatex · 11-29-2011, 03:36 PM

DAYUM!!!!!!!!!! I think the 'ol black stripe might have come in handy at those speeds!

Houston Rodder · 11-29-2011, 04:17 PM

Is it just me, or was he going the wrong way? Great Video!

Elmo Rodge · 11-29-2011, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houston Rodder

Is it just me, or was he going the wrong way? Great Video!

Since it was to be a 2 way run, they started at the far end so they would have everything for the turnaround available to them at the pits. Makes sense if you think about it. Wayno

grichards790 · 11-29-2011, 04:51 PM

That video was awesome! Thanks for posting.

11-29-2011, 09:52 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,421	The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Poteet and Main Speed Demon is the twin turbo, 2,200 horsepower streamliner that recently ran the the fastest speed ever recorded by a wheel driven, non-jet engined car on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Back in September, she recorded an entry speed of 4... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

11-29-2011, 09:59 AM	#2
porknbeaner Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Raytown, MO Posts: 24,511	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Don't need to see a land mark to know that this is just insanely fast. He'll get the tranny sorted out and that record is going down. __________________ If it don't make ya dirty it ain't yours No man crosses a chasm in two jumps

11-29-2011, 10:07 AM	#3
Elmo Rodge Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salina, Utah Posts: 1,096	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... I was fortunate enough to see this run(and all the other runs that week) . That's a mile every 7.8 seconds. I couldn't take any pictures because I didn't have time. Wayno

11-29-2011, 10:11 AM	#4
KCsledz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 2,292	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... that was RAD! __________________ Check out more junk. http://defiancespeedshop.com

11-29-2011, 10:17 AM	#5
roseville carl Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: roseville calif Posts: 2,649	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... awsommme...... __________________ "Keep Em Between the Whites"........ *and yes Virginia the world is Flat!!*

11-29-2011, 10:23 AM	#6
Crazy Legs Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oskaloosa, Iowa Posts: 140	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Wow, great video! __________________ "What a waste of machinery....." My "In Progress" Build....... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=709542

11-29-2011, 11:11 AM	#7
jjsound Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Posts: 370	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Did you see that drive shaft? ya, me neither. __________________ ...So there I was...

11-29-2011, 11:20 AM	#8
GEBHARD Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Beaumont, ca Posts: 802	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... that gave me goose bumps.........rad __________________ 9X74

11-29-2011, 11:30 AM	#9
eddie1 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 466	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Wow, that was fast!! Thanks for posting that!! __________________ Rescuing one dog may not change the world , but for that one dog the world will be changed forever.

11-29-2011, 11:40 AM	#10
gasolinescream Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Solihull, UK Posts: 608	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Sod that! 60 mph towing my caravan will do nicely thank you! __________________ One shot wonder

11-29-2011, 11:46 AM	#11
dragsled Alliance Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Panama IA Posts: 1,192	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... All I can say is WOW!!!

11-29-2011, 01:19 PM	#12
Harrison Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 6,915	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Poteet = Hot Rodder. JH __________________ Yoga Pants & Mini Skirts

11-29-2011, 01:25 PM	#13
40yearslate FNG Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 15	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... holy crap, that's freakin' awesome! I think I'm going to get new headphones to fully enjoy this.

11-29-2011, 01:29 PM	#14
Mr48chev Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yakima Valley, WA Posts: 15,430	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... That is a well done video that really gives you a sensation of the speed. I watched Don Vesco Run 410 in Turbinator in 1998 and that was sensational but I think this may top that. __________________ Definition of a "work car". One you have to work on all weekend so you can drive it to work the next week.

11-29-2011, 02:51 PM	#15
borderboy1971 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 249	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... There aren't really any landmarks to help judge the speed, but if you look very closely and don't blink (or think of blinking), you can see the mile marker cones go by. WOW that is insane!, check those cones going by to other runs on the net at "regular" bonneville speeds. Insane!

11-29-2011, 03:00 PM	#16
Ole don Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern Illinois half way between Benton and DuQuoin Posts: 2,458	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... There was a small group of crazy old geezers like me at the six mile mark. We waited six hours to see a car that drove past in six seconds. Talk about zoom-zoom! It was a great way to spend a week of retirement.

11-29-2011, 03:36 PM	#17
seatex Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: outside o' Austin Tx Posts: 1,521	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... DAYUM!!!!!!!!!! I think the 'ol black stripe might have come in handy at those speeds! __________________ Nobody is tighter than the "Loosers" !

11-29-2011, 04:17 PM	#18
Houston Rodder Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 579	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... Is it just me, or was he going the wrong way? Great Video!

11-29-2011, 04:51 PM	#20
grichards790 FNG Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 45	Re: The Sights and Sounds of 462 Miles Per Hour... That video was awesome! Thanks for posting. __________________ Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eye witness! - Mark Twain

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