Racers lined up at 8:00 AM
All run data for World of Speed--Sept 19, 2004
Wild windy conditions overnight. Gusts of over 50 MPH but it's still this AM. Record return runs for the cars in impound commenced at 8:10 AM. Conditions are much cooler, temp at 8:00 is 59 degrees. There is much unsettled weather in the area, we hope to get a lot of racing in before it hits.
So far this morning, Seth Hammond has backed up his first attempt for a new record of 257 MPH
Gary Allen set a new record 262.169 in the #4400 Higgenbotham B/BGS
(it is his birthday!! not a bad present!!)
#256 XXO/GC 39 Chevy driven by Keith Young a new record @ 153.423
George Fields Trackmaster Fabrications special a new record of 296.278
This put almost 20 MPH on his old record. Not bad for a 260 CID Blown motor!!
Record return runs have ended. the first car to run Danny Boy Apples has set Top Speed of the meet at 313.323
More Speed information as I get it.
Midday Update
The weather conditions have changed again. It is just incredibly great. Clear to partly cloudy skies, NO wind, warm temps (mid 70's). Nothing like yesterday. We have had reports of serious rain in the area last evening, Salt Lake city got strong thunderstorms, and there is obviously the possibility for rapid changes in the weather at Bonneville. We have been seeing some excellent racing. The Quad engined Chet Herbert car has raised the top speed of the meet to 345.803 MPH. Not fast enough to take the 378 mph class record from the Nish team, but fast indeed.
The weather is again the big news. A strong thunder storm has blown to the salt flats from the south. The officials have brought all the cars in impound to the starting line and are hurrying to get record return runs done before rain stops everything.
The record return vehicles are being run in steadily increasing rainstorm
#348 Dave Sarno in an E/GC who sets a new record at 207.216
#3544 Blakemore and Shea XF/BVFALT set a new record 145.715
The following runs were completed, but strong winds and a lightning strike
shut down the information radio system abd the times are not yet available.
I'll post them when I get them.
#1427 Gail Phillips E/FMS
#793 Motorcycle of John Noonan APS/BF1350
#1727 Chad Zupin G/FMR
End of Day Report
The rain storm that prompted the early return runs ended runs for the day. The rain (20 minutes) wasn't enough to damage the track or the excellent traction. The wind storm that followed did put a halt to racing however. There is hope that vehicles in impound (if any) will be able to make return runs tomorrow AM. Weather forcasts are not encouraging.
There was an incident with the Burkdoll Racing C/FS Streamliner early this afternoon. Bo Burkdoll had a speed of 266 MPH in the middle mile and crashed in the third mile. Bo was shaken up in the event, but was reported to be walking and talking, but was taken to the hospital for observation. The race car suffered significant damage but remained fully intact. It has been a tough event for some of the streamliners.
John Noonan was on a record return run in an increasing rain storm, when a presumed lightning strike knocked out the radio station and likely interferred with the timing for the run (there was a loud thunderclap and the radio went off the air as I was watching him disappear into the rain thru the timed section of the course). John was observed by many at a good pace and likely above 200 MPH however, his timing data (included in the timing data below) reads 85 MPH. It looks like a tough break for a top notch Motorcycle racing operation. His run was the last recorded.
UTAH SALT FLATS RACING
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18TH WORLD OF SPEED 2004 |
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9/19/2004 |
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| CAR | NAME/ORGANIZATION | DRIVER | CLASS | RECORD | Quarter Mile | First Mile | Middle Mile | Last Mile | Exit Speed | UNITS | |
| 745 | BOB RAGSDALE | BOB A RAGSDALE | C/CBGALT | 224.331 | 181.0064 | 185.28669 | 195.03738 | 200.1697 | 200.49455 | MPH | |
| 77 | SETH HAMMOND | LEE GUSTAFSON | E/BFMR | 256.97 | 219.80706 | 229.07088 | 245.48696 | 255.39885 | 259.4632 | MPH | |
| 4400 | 0 | 219.28275 | 234.97621 | 255.53354 | 265.87495 | 269.30788 | MPH | ||||
| 256 | KEITH & KATIE YOUNG | KEITH YOUNG | XXO/VGC | 151.597 | 149.69388 | 150.72732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 647 | DISORDERLY CONDUCT | DOMINICK GRANATA | D/STR | 190.48 | 172.20794 | 179.75867 | 183.63328 | 181.0928 | 179.04034 | MPH | |
| 125 | TRACKMASTER - DRM | W GEORGE FIELDS | B/BFCC | 278.562 | 244.22874 | 256.38962 | 278.85382 | 290.79324 | 293.60911 | MPH | |
| 7795 | THOMASON TRADUP | RICHARD THOMASON | B/GS | 315.971 | 258.01125 | 270.4459 | 296.8071 | 313.23251 | 319.68174 | MPH | |
| B659 | GREENLEAF GOETSCH | BUD GREENLEAF | A-PG 2000 | 165.496 | 160.6377 | 163.91256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 1971 | CASTER/GRIFFITH | WESLEY B NEW | A/PRO | 225.575 | 192.14019 | 196.48521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| B876 | TEAM ELVES | JIM HIGGINS | M-PBG 1350 | 155.897 | 107.4804 | 103.57727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 348 | SCH RACING HEADS | J DAVE SARNO | E/GC | 200.49 | 187.04836 | 192.94931 | 202.74209 | 207.02826 | 208.03957 | MPH | |
| B793 | JOHN NOONAN RACING | JOHN NOONAN | APS-BF 1650 | 186.415 | 244.21151 | 237.69986 | 233.8379 | 236.72701 | 237.74931 | MPH | |
| 3544 | BLAKEMORE/SHEA RACIN | GARY L BLAKEMORE | XF/BVFALT | 131.594 | 141.55818 | 142.80008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| B46 | SUPER KA2 RACING | KAZ KASIEWICZ | 130 | 0 | 92.42078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 366 | RARENNA GARAGE RACIN | CHARLES R MARKLEY | B/GL | 280.884 | 256.73575 | 264.81337 | 275.92339 | 277.23016 | 276.20071 | MPH | |
| 1727 | CJS RACING | CHAD ZUPAN | G/FMR | 151.316 | 160.45126 | 161.23217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 690 | JIM KNAPP | JAMES COOPER KNAPP | G/GS | 253.468 | 209.17585 | 215.4008 | 226.21193 | 218.61786 | 165.30747 | MPH | |
| B619 | GOLDWING LYON XV | KENNY ROBERT LYON | A-BG 1650 | 168.227 | 104.70485 | 104.63027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 3602 | HOFFMAN/PENNINGTON | WILL E PENNINGTON | TIME ONLY | 0 | 220.27348 | 230.86365 | 250.39158 | 259.13524 | 261.7192 | MPH | |
| 1427 | POP MOTORSPORTS | GAIL PHILLIPS | E/FMS | 202.092 | 191.68227 | 196.16797 | 196.95885 | 175.87443 | 179.78426 | MPH | |
| B443 | JACK CHRISTER | JACK CHRISTER | MPS-BG 750 | 209.911 | 189.63617 | 188.46431 | 184.07374 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 166 | TEAM HOTROD A RAPID | RON J CHRISTENSEN | B/BGMR | 238.962 | 150.7909 | 154.16991 | 158.33927 | 122.4646 | 100.09342 | MPH | |
| 969 | CHAD HOWEY | CHAD HOWEY | A/FALT | 236.655 | 181.30284 | 187.88311 | 197.93749 | 109.37844 | 52.18844 | MPH | |
| 55 | LEFORD RACING | JOE R LEDFORD | C/STR | 206.333 | 199.77226 | 157.6733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 13 | 0 | 162.72069 | 132.08503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | ||||
| 928 | 0 | 173.23583 | 175.37313 | 176.65278 | 159.84775 | 133.36099 | MPH | ||||
| 1203 | CALLAWAY & WARNOCK | MONTE WARNOCK | G/GR | 141.439 | 148.20548 | 127.4533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| B1134 | JASON FAIRCLOUGH | JASON FAIRCLOUGH | MPS-G 1000 | 191.851 | 167.02515 | 167.2484 | 127.66297 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 216 | TOM THUMB SPECIAL | THOMAS E BRYANT | D/FCC | 243.502 | 179.68017 | 167.09299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 911 | SNOW'S END OF THE TR | SNOW THORNSBERRY | AA/BFMR | 0 | 167.74333 | 178.81855 | 102.16531 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 803 | LENNY V RACING | LENNY C VAN HARPEN | D/GMR | 223.709 | 176.24424 | 163.36807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 5548 | CURMUDGEN RACING TEA | ERIC T NORDLOF | XO/PRO | 139.713 | 79.71557 | 80.55701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| B883 | JIM BELFORD RACING | JIM BELFORD | MPS-G 1000 | 191.851 | 181.24223 | 182.86495 | 183.94498 | 182.15434 | 181.68605 | MPH | |
| 2004 | 2E RACING | J FREDTOOHEY | J-PRO | 98.569 | 79.77472 | 78.45277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| B7054 | RON GLEDHILL | RON GLEDHILL | MPS-BG | 245.314 | 184.31556 | 185.92324 | 132.0209 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 38 | GOODRICH | ED GOODRICH II | A/CGC | 237.28 | 174.00551 | 177.55568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| B7911 | TEAM BOZEMAN | CLIFF W GULLETT | P-PP 3000 | 0 | 129.36983 | 128.93784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 864 | GIANT SS MOTORSPORTS | JOHN T MADELEY | C/FALT | 243.328 | 185.84635 | 189.11864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 835 | 0 | 131.80846 | 108.62222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | ||||
| 5003 | NEVADA POWER | WILLIAM MITCHELL | C/MMP | 205.208 | 183.69784 | 188.40592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 136 | MACKICHAM/SCHULZ | TIM SCHULZ | D/BGS | 315.489 | 214.02023 | 239.51602 | 290.66411 | 314.24252 | 317.29244 | MPH | |
| 593 | KUCK RACING | GARY L KUCK | B/GR | 232.346 | 176.89166 | 181.722 | 193.7193 | 197.8534 | 198.80277 | MPH | |
| 479 | JESS'S TRUCK SHOP | JESS WINDERS | I/M/MP | 88.618 | 118.35642 | 118.53655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 630 | SPENCER-CHRISTENSEN | GARY R SPENCER | A/CFALT | 242.425 | 217.54106 | 227.02578 | 238.67472 | 239.10622 | 239.18359 | MPH | |
| B876 | TEAM ELVES | JIM HIGGINS | M-PBG 1350 | 155.897 | 150.32596 | 151.36188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 293 | POL TAX | JESS L WINDERS | K/GL | 149.904 | 90.39339 | 81.25496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 499 | HERBERT/STEEN STREAM | CLAYTON EARL STEEN | AA/FS | 373.907 | 282.49297 | 296.56577 | 327.3888 | 345.80306 | 353.63458 | MPH | |
| B436 | SELDOM SEEN SLIM LAN | JON ERIC WENNERBERG | MPS-F 1350 | 213.491 | 182.01822 | 186.20568 | 184.13945 | 186.0543 | 186.01959 | MPH | |
| B619 | GOLDWING LYON XV | KENNY ROBERT LYON | A-BG 1650 | 168.227 | 101.71445 | 102.50097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 71 | BARON-WILLIAMS-ROBER | LOREN WILLIAMS | XF/BGL | 209.821 | 177.50114 | 181.34111 | 187.60846 | 189.78243 | 187.51953 | MPH | |
| B443 | JACK CHRISTER | JACK CHRISTER | MPS-BG 750 | 209.911 | 196.3972 | 197.04045 | 196.96165 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 31 | BURKSOLL RACING | BO BURKDOLL | C/FS | 332.921 | 254.28326 | 266.67279 | 7.33067 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 932 | DICK RODWELL | DICK RODWELL | B/STR | 214.558 | 183.68846 | 187.68524 | 175.01709 | 166.85956 | 149.75789 | MPH | |
| 1203 | CALLAWAY & WARNOCK | MONTE WARNOCK | G/GR | 141.439 | 151.88233 | 153.30507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 2411 | TESINSKY | GAIL TESINSKY | C/FCC | 269.59 | 155.9076 | 155.7404 | 124.43572 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 55 | LEFORD RACING | JOE R LEDFORD | C/STR | 206.333 | 197.03226 | 198.81056 | 199.28391 | 198.51051 | 198.16368 | MPH | |
| 348 | SCH RACING HEADS | J DAVE SARNO | E/GC | 200.49 | 186.29876 | 192.23294 | 202.69563 | 207.40433 | 208.57474 | MPH | |
| 3544 | BLAKEMORE/SHEA RACIN | GARY L BLAKEMORE | XF/BVFALT | 131.594 | 149.999 | 145.71595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MPH | |
| 1427 | POP MOTORSPORTS | GAIL PHILLIPS | E/FMS | 202.092 | 200.44767 | 206.88228 | 213.09454 | 215.01934 | 215.48628 | MPH | |
| B793 | JOHN NOONAN RACING | JOHN NOONAN | APS-BF 1650 | 186.415 | 0 | 85.83071 | 85.83071 | 85.83071 | 2.14577 | MPH | |