It seems fitting that the Utah-built Turbinator is scheduled to make the first run on the Bonneville Salt Flats on Saturday when the 71st annual Speed Week opens. That’s because the vehicle, designed ...

Team Vesco, the people behind the Turbinator I and the newest iteration of turbine-powered land speed awesomeness, Turbinator II, are here at Bonneville for Speed Week 2016 testing out their new car ...

View post: 2026 Subaru Crosstrek vs Chevrolet Trailblazer: Which Is The Better Buy? The official world record for the fastest wheel-driven vehicle was set on the Bonneville Salt Flats last month, but ...

With salt being kicked up by the four-wheel drive Turbinator II at Bonneville Salt Flats, the car became the fastest wheel driven car in the world. Team Vesco has worked to be the first to reach 500 ...

Given the recent sad news that Bloodhound SSC had fallen into administration after a loss of funding, it’s gratifying to see mankind’s endless pursuit of speed and envelope-pushing is still going ...

While Speed Week in mid-August is the major land speed racing event on the Bonneville Salt Flats east of Wendover, there are a number of smaller events running through the first week of October. Rick ...

What just happened? There's fast, then there's record-setting, scary fast. The Turbinator II, a turbine-powered car from Team Vesco, certainly falls into the latter category. The team recently ...

On Friday, Sept. 14, Team Vesco and the turbine-powered vehicle Turbinator II went 482 mph to set a new record at Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway and on Saturday they hit 483 mph. The ...

Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...

A race has been going on for years out on the Bonneville Salt Flats where teams from around the world have vied to become the first wheel drive car to exceed 500mph. That feat has been accomplished in ...

You’d expect a car called Turbinator II to be fast. Sure enough, the bullet-shaped race car hit 482.646 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in September 2018, setting a new world record for the fastest ...