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Aug 15 2013 09:24am
they are up in 5 minutes on the salt.

hope its smoother than it was yesterday, heard the track was rough as hell

also the talk about them keeps getting bigger and bigger on the slat
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Aug 15 2013 09:32am
"And then there is the underdog. Bobby Dalton, Jackson, Meyer, G-Man, Joe, Jr. and the rest of the team are still laughing and smiling and having a good time working on the Flashpoint streamliner and have been as fast as 382 mph but have not been able to put their power to the ground. The car has been flawless mechanically and the team continues to thrash and claw at the salt with the goal of breaking Al Teague’s 20+ year old 409 mph record, and possibly taking top speed of the meet and the Hot Rod Trophy from Speed Demon. The salt conditions are going to make this a very difficult task, but the boys from San Martin, California are not stopping until they have to. These guys are having so much fun that they have become the talk of the pits and even George Poteet went over to hang out and check out their operation.

Both the Speed Demon and Flashpoint are expected to be making runs early Thursday, so we’ll keep you posted as we get more information.
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via bang shift

http://bangshift.com/blog/streamliner-battle-update-from-bonneville-speed-week-2013-top-dogs-take-a-beating.html
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Aug 15 2013 10:10am
Was on a good run but he shut off early. Hoping nothing broke
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Aug 15 2013 10:16am
Good shit keep us posted
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Aug 15 2013 11:02am
Quote (Killerme99 @ Aug 15 2013 09:16am)
Good shit keep us posted


Apparently the car got outa shape and went through a mile marker at around 300mph

apparently the track is just as rough as it was yesterday
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Aug 15 2013 12:26pm
just talked to bob, apparently he got into a course marker. Must've got a bit squirrely out there, dented the nose and canopy. The guys are gonna check to make sure nothing got into the injector. The radio announcers said he was up around 300mph. Glad nothing major happened.
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