Bonneville 2009

**mikepologti** · 11-08-2009, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by Rocket36

Watch the World's Fastest Indian... AWESOME movie. A lot of filming at Bonnyville.

still yet to see that , might have to hire it this weekend.

**Stan** · 11-08-2009, 11:23 PM

worth it - very good movie, and the Mrs will like it too, not just racer stuff, good story. Anthony Hopkins is great.

**danish** · 12-08-2009, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by static1800

I think they generally push start them, note some of the photos.

This may be due to gear ratios?

Indeed it is.

In most of them the gearing renders them unable take off under their own power.

They have a truck/car push them in neutral until they are going quick enough to engage.

**Preen59** · 12-08-2009, 04:50 PM

Correct. Haven't received any new photos.. If i do i'll be sure to post them..

Oh, this car..

Was built by Tom Hanna (Google him..). One of the best and most famous body/chassis builders in the US. It's a gas (petrol) powered streamliner with an aluminium 426 HEMI, not sure of the exact cubes, but as you can see it was no expense spared.. Twin plugs.. the lot.

The record for it's class is (was) 317mph. They took it out the day before yesterday for a shakedown pass.. Basically they just wanted to give it a bit of a squirt, see how it went and check everything out..

They went 379mph....... On the shakedown pass.