Media Platforms Design TeamFar away from all the drivers, engineers, race teams and fans sits Ohio State University’s Buckeye Bullet. This 314-mph electric powered streamliner gets refueled with the gasses it needs to generate its own electricity.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamSkip Hedrich’s stunning C/Gas Streamliner (Easy Rider, anyone?) heads off on another 320-mph run down the long course at the salt flats.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamThis year’s Speed Week has been low on alt-fuel wonders compared to the past couple Bonneville extravaganza. We’ve seen more classic customs, and this a great example of one in the 1950s style. Check out the twin spotlights mounted near the bottom of the windshield on this early Chevy with a Corvette grill–with lake pipes and shaved door handles to boot.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamCar 974 is a 1953 Studebaker Coupe run on a powerful Chevrolet engine–very powerful: The push truck is a customized 1950’s GMC prepping this “Studee” for a 236-mph record.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamWaiting its turn to speed down the salt, this luscious Factory 5 Cobra Daytona tribute car can’t hide its 500-hp muscle.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamTalk about low-ridin’–this tricked-out push car is a candy-apple-red 1959 Cadillac Coupe Deville. What makes it hug the salt? Try a blown and injected engine, 20-in wheels and tires, plus full air bag suspension.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamNothing says fast like a Ferrari. This one is running in the AA/BGMS class and trying to break a record that stands at 254.135 mph. Hey, we saidfast.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamRon Main’s “Speed Demon” used a turbo-charged four-cylinder engine to hit 346-mph-plus on this run.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamA fan favorite, this Honda Civic left for a run on the long course at Bonneville that was over 214 mph.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!Media Platforms Design TeamIt’s diesel trucks galore at Speed Week, with more classes and pickups than you can count, like this one from GMC.>RELATED STORIES* FIRST LOOK: British Steam Car Hits Road for 170 MPH at Bonneville* COMPLETE COVERAGE: Follow Daily Galleries From Speed Week 2008!
