land speed racing

We’re big fans of anything with an engine in it—and so is our pal Liz Leggett. Over the course of her career, she’s turned wrenches on everything from vintage steam […]

If you’ve ever dreamed of hitting ever-higher speeds in a competitive—yet friendly—environment, then take a close look at Land Speed Racing. For starters, you don’t need to head to the […]

Given how rare Sunbeam Tigers are nowadays, we were delighted to come across such a pristine looking example at a recent Cars & Coffee event near Cincinnati, Ohio—and were downright […]

The face of Craig Breedlove is firmly chiseled into the Mt. Rushmore of Land Speed Racing. Born in 1937, Breedlove got bit by the speed bug early and was storming […]

Mickey Thompson was a lot of things: a racer, car builder, inventor, organizer, and promoter. And it’s fair to say that, without his influence, the automotive performance world would likely […]

Thought land speed record runs only took place in Bonneville, Utah, or perhaps some other remote spot on the opposite side of the globe? Nope. If you live in the […]

With a certified two-way average of 282.9 miles per hour, the SSC Tuatara is now the world’s fastest production car. The speed runs occurred January 17, 2020 at the Johnny […]

Jessi Combs, a popular automotive TV personality, racer, and car builder died this week in a crash while attempting a new land-speed record in Oregon. Combs was 39. The record […]

The world’s fastest land-speed racers are back at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats for the 2019 edition of Bonneville Speed Week. As they usually do, our friends at BangShift made the […]

(Image/BangShift) Wait. Challenger? That thing got a HEMI in it? Actually, it has two. And those two 500-cubic-inch V8s powered Danny Thompson’s Challenger 2 streamliner to a new 406.7 miles-per-hour […]