Roaring Race Rod
All photos by Mike Schmucker @ Studio88 Photography and Aircooled Wonders.
Ever since the wheel first appeared on chariots 3200 BC, man has been obsessed with the ability to travel distances in less time than ever imaginable. This need to travel faster and faster is inevitable , with names like Sir Malcolm Campbell, Craig Breedlove, Burt Munro, Andy Green, Richard Noble and many more in the record books, all pushing the limits of man and machine. These speed capsules driven by visionary men would have no meaning if there wasn’t the perfect surface to run them on. Bonneville’s salt flats in Utah, USA is probably the most famous venue of them all, with its history stretching as far back as 1930.
We all know that imagination never rests and that man will always look for new horizons to conquer. This is no different when it comes to land speed record attempts and on 28 October 2008, Richard Noble and Andy Green announced their latest plan to travel 1000 mph on land with the Bloodhound project. Their choice of venue? Hakskeenpan, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Around the same time Jan Els seized the opportunity to make a lifelong dream come true. Jan has been planning South Africa’s very own Speedweek for years and on 14 September 2012 petrolheads from all over South Africa rolled on to the dusty pan of Hakskeenpan for the inaugural Kalahari Desert Speedweek.
For many it was a dream come true, […]
Wonder Pic Of The Week
Tyrone Morris with his 1967 Split Kombi. He bought the Kombi in 1998 and due to circumstances only got it running now. Yesterday was the first time on the road and I must say it drives exceptionally well. Congratulations Tyrone on a great car. May you have many happy miles in it.
