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1966: Blasting away speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats
   A trio of streamliners from the H- and I-classes, with Wheel Centre Company #901H at top, "The Ball Point Banana" #555 at center and "The Orange Crate" #222 at bottom. Image: Eric Rickman/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images In 1907, Bill Rishel and his business partners were the first to drive a Pierce-Arrow automobile across Utah’s vast Bonneville Salt Flats. Seven years later, Teddy Tetzlaff set a land speed record on the flats, pushing a custom Blitzen-Benz to 141.73 miles per hour. After Utah local Ab Jenkins set a new endurance record by driving a Pierce-Arrow in a continuous 10-mile loop for 24 hours at an average speed of 112.9 miles per hour, the Flats became the go-to spot for speed freaks looking to smash records. Read more... More about Cars, Racing, Speed, History, and Retronaut ??????? ??????: 1966: Blasting away speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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