This is an older video from last year, when the SpeedLiner was still in its early stages, but Amir does a great job explaining the who, what, where and why of the SpeedLiner project for those who haven't been following the saga since its inception:
Monday, October 5, 2009
SpeedLiner Build Photos
Weather reports say its raining in Wendover right now, which means the salt is wet. Not the best conditions for land speed racing, so the SCTA has pushed everything back by one day with actual runs starting on Thursday. With that in mind, we've delayed leaving for Utah until tomorrow morning.
In the meantime, we thought we'd post some photos of the SpeedLiner at Performance Fabrication getting skinned just before it went into the paint booth.
Race to the Salt
Dear Spectre SpeedLiner Supporters,
It’s been a while since we’ve updated the SpeedLiner community, so we thought it was time to send out an update and let you in on the latest developments.
To recap, The Speed By Spectre SpeedLiner, Spectre Performance’s gasoline powered, wheel-driven streamliner, is being readied to hit the salt in pursuit of a record breaking 400+ mph run. Under the guidance of crew chief Steve Schmalz of Performance Fabrication in San Carlos, California, the SpeedLiner was totally redesigned and reengineered to run in the unlimited Blown Gas Streamliner (AA/ BGS) class. If successful, the Speed By Spectre Speedliner would be the world's fastest wheel-driven, gasoline powered vehicle.
The engine, a 529ci (8.8L) Cadillac with twin intercooled 88mm turbos completed dyno testing a couple weeks ago on the Cad Company dyno in Albuquerque, New Mexico resulting in horsepower numbers just south of 2000. See the video below for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the first start on the dyno.
After many months of 24-hour days, Steve and the crew from Performance Fabrication are packing everything up to hit the road and head for the SCTA World Finals this week, October 7th – 10th. The Speedliner will make initial shakedown and tuning runs in the 300mph range with famed land speed racer and member of the 200 mph club Kenny Hoover at the wheel. Having set or broken 36 land speed records over the past four decades, Hoover is uniquely qualified to test the SpeedLiner. Amir Rosenbaum, President and Founder of Spectre Performance plans to also take the wheel for two licensing runs, qualifying him to drive at unlimited speeds and help set official records.
Attached are some of the latest build pictures and the final artist rendition. More pictures of the finished product and the weekend preparation will soon follow. You can also follow the minute by minute progress, trials and tribulations here on the SpeedLiner Blog.
To recap, The Speed By Spectre SpeedLiner, Spectre Performance’s gasoline powered, wheel-driven streamliner, is being readied to hit the salt in pursuit of a record breaking 400+ mph run. Under the guidance of crew chief Steve Schmalz of Performance Fabrication in San Carlos, California, the SpeedLiner was totally redesigned and reengineered to run in the unlimited Blown Gas Streamliner (AA/ BGS) class. If successful, the Speed By Spectre Speedliner would be the world's fastest wheel-driven, gasoline powered vehicle.
The engine, a 529ci (8.8L) Cadillac with twin intercooled 88mm turbos completed dyno testing a couple weeks ago on the Cad Company dyno in Albuquerque, New Mexico resulting in horsepower numbers just south of 2000. See the video below for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the first start on the dyno.
After many months of 24-hour days, Steve and the crew from Performance Fabrication are packing everything up to hit the road and head for the SCTA World Finals this week, October 7th – 10th. The Speedliner will make initial shakedown and tuning runs in the 300mph range with famed land speed racer and member of the 200 mph club Kenny Hoover at the wheel. Having set or broken 36 land speed records over the past four decades, Hoover is uniquely qualified to test the SpeedLiner. Amir Rosenbaum, President and Founder of Spectre Performance plans to also take the wheel for two licensing runs, qualifying him to drive at unlimited speeds and help set official records.
Attached are some of the latest build pictures and the final artist rendition. More pictures of the finished product and the weekend preparation will soon follow. You can also follow the minute by minute progress, trials and tribulations here on the SpeedLiner Blog.
Wish us luck, and stay tuned for more updates.
Sincerely,
The Spectre SpeedLiner Crew
Friday, October 2, 2009
Introduction
Check back frequently for the latest information and updates as we put our Speedliner on the salt and strive for our goal of 400 miles per hour. We will have updates, video clips and photos as we prepare for our record attempt, through the run and more information afterwards on where we go from here.
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