Just wondering if there are any members that have done Bonneville in a Mopar?

Yes, in a Superbird from the early '80's. I still have the car.

Racing at Bonneville is safer today, and a whole lot more expensive to participate in. It's about the most fun thing you can do with your clothes on.

pictures please! I have an old MAC tools calendar with a white Superbird salt flat car on it. Believe the car was called "flyrod".

MrMopar and I went to Bonneville a few times in the mid 80s and saw Flyrod. We went with a guy MM worked with that built a Kawasaki powered streamliner that set some records. I would love to go up and actually run something. Another item on the already growing early middle age list of things I probably won't be able to get around to....

I never drove Bonneville but was part of the Lingenfelter/SE Racecraft team that set a record in 1989 that stood until 1999 when Jerry Kugel broke it. I think of Bonneville as a mythical experience, you can just feel the history when you are on the salt. I love going there and encourage all of my drag race buddies to go at least once. As far as Mopars running there, back in the 60's was a guy by the name of Norman Thatcher who drove blown wedge powered B-bodies. I have a Hot Rod magazine article about Norm that was written in 1964 when he was well into his 60's chronicling his exploits. I would love to know more about him but nobody seems to have any information. Good Luck with the Dart project, I hope it works out for you.

Joey

Stopped there this past summer to check it out, all I can say is UNREAL! There was no races going on, but was one of those times when my excitement was high! Beautiful and wide open. I didn't unload my car to drive on the salt because our time was limited but were going back next summer to campout there at least one night. And one day I'd like to compete on the salt in something, I got a couple 3000HP hemis?



Like I said there was no races going on when we were there(BTW we were there one week before the races) but it was open to anything. This mustang had just come off the salt while we were there. We are going to campout there next summer.


There's something about the salt that got into my blood while I was there.I'm going back for sure.

Not a Mopar but something cool... I inherited the car in my sig a few years ago from my great uncle who passed on. Its powered by a 1939 outboard even rude motor that ran on alcohol. From the info I have been finding out the car was never received a official time but was pull started down the track a few times. From what I have been told the first couple of years he could not get the car to shift into high gear.

This was taken to the salt just about every year from 67 till the early 80's. My grandma was also the one in charge of the t-shirt trailer from the early 70's thru the 90's.

Anybody recognize this car at all?

It's been catching my interest as well, gonna have to check it out soon...

And you don't have to be on the salt to go fast, the highway is wide open with hardly any signs or traffic. Didn't see one state cop the whole time in Utah. I stretched the legs of my toterhome while I was out there.

Salt anyone?

End of the the road entering the speedway.

I never drove one but my mother-in-law had one and before we dated my wife drove it once and got a scratch on it, she took it to a body shop on her lunch break and had it fixed and my MIL never knew. Seriously though my neighbor/brand X driver/racer has been there a few times and told me some stories it sounds like a place any true motorhead should go.

Check out this 69 barracuda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amr5hpg20Kg

not a car but my brother has a record on a stock body blown gas hayabusa in 2003.he went 248MPH Dennis Clanton along with hank booth and john nonan on the same bike the same week.

definately a BUCKET LIST item

i have a major ich for yrs...to go...
cheapst

anyone ever take their drag car? remove scoop? brace windsheild?, belly pan?, different tires? MORE gear.

Well I've made the decision several months ago and have been making changes. I've done a lot of research and pretty much know what direction to go. The advice given to me by several SCTA members is to start with the 130 MPH club then move up to 150. After that it's class racing and things get really serious. Of course the car is being built with safety in mind. I'll be pretty much me exceeding the 150 MPH club stanards.

Here's an old buick on our chassis dyno that went 165+ at Bonneville before the 455 scattered. For the record, we didn't build the engine:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5E6OcC3Gq4

Next up is 500 aluminum buick inches with twin turbos...

John Rains, an SS/AH(Heli-Hemi)racer is a Bonneville guy. Here is a video of him this past year at Bonneville..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-skip58FSk

I've worked on a couple of cars that ran there.. Keep in mind it is Salt.. If you don't want your car to rust expect to take it apart within a couple weeks after running it cause the salt will get everywhere...

You might consider running El Mirage or Muroc not as legendary as Bonniville but plenty of history just the same... They go really fast as well & it's sand...

Other than that Have A Blast!!!