During the second round of eliminations at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil at World Wide Technology Raceway, Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett’s 2020 dragster broke off and became airborne before coming to a rest. Pruett exited the car under her own power.
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SSC is once again the speed king.
On Monday, SSC announced a customer-owned Tuatara, driven by race car driver Oliver Webb, set a new production-vehicle land-speed record of 316.11 mph.
The record attempt took place on Saturday, Oct. 10 on a seven-mile stretch of State Route 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada. The same stretch of road was used in 2017 when the Koenigsegg Agera RS set the previous production-car land-speed record with a speed of 277.9 mph … More
What is The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Int’l Hill Climb?
The Broadmoor PPIHC takes place on a 12.42 mile (19.99 km) public toll road boasting 156 turns, while competitors climb 4,720 ft. (1,440 m.) from the 9,390 ft. (2,862 m.) Start Line at Mile 7 marker on the Pikes Peak Highway to the 14,115 ft. (4,300 m) Finish Line at the mountain’s summit
Jeff Zwart – Full Run Onboard and Summit Interview. Check out #11 Jeff Zwart’s run in a 2019 Porsche 935 at the 98th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Dan Novembre – Full Run Onboard and Summit Interview