When Digital Trends visited Bonneville in September 2018, regulars said conditions were the best they’d seen in years.
A rock-hard surface is best, and that’s exactly what racers got this year. Before the salt flats flooded, preventing Turbinator II from setting an official record, co-driver and crew chief Eric Ritter told Autoweek that the surface was ideal. Team Vesco believes Turbinator II could go even faster, given the right conditions. To achieve 503 mph, Team Vesco made some modifications to the car, including lighter spun-aluminum wheels. In its current form, Turbinator II measures 36 feet long, with a 21-foot wheelbase that helps give it more stability at high speeds. Breaking the 500-mph barrier was always a goal for Vesco, which had “ Goal 500 MPH” license-plate frames made up 20 years ago. The original Turbinator produced “only” 3,750 hp, which was enough to get it to 458.440 mph in 2001 in the hands of Don Vesco, who has since passed away. The car has been steadily developed and improved by Team Vesco over the years. Turbinator II uses a Lycoming turbine engine from a Chinook helicopter, producing 5,000 horsepower. Volkswagen built a 210-mph Jetta, and broke a land-speed record with it A blind man is attempting a land speed record of over 200 mphġ,000-mph Bloodhound supersonic car project finds a last-minute savior
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