#el mirage dry lake

[nonesuchrecords]

It was 15 years ago today: Ry Cooder’s album I, Flathead was released on Nonesuch Records. You can hear it again here.

I, Flathead is the culmination of Cooder’s trilogy exploring a historic/mythic/surreal California, following Chavez Ravine (2005) and My Name Is Buddy (2007) On this remarkable 14-song album, he assumes the gruff yet chummy voice of Kash Buk, a hard-living, car-racing, guitar-playing man with a space-alien sidekick.

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Bill Burke's P-51 Belly Tank - Kustomrama

The Bill BurkeP-51 Belly Tank is known as the first Belly TankStreamliner racer. Bill was racing on the dry lakes long before the war started. While stationed in the South Pacific during WWII he saw potential in using a Belly Tank as the body for a dry lakes car. Shortly after returning home from the war he built his first Belly Tank Streamliner. In 1946 he raced his brand new car. Burke was the…

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JUN R33 Skyline GTR at Bonneville.

JUN Suka did it 375km/h!

49th Bonneville Speed ​​Week

Enjoying the pleasure on the salt was Susumu Koyama, managing director and driver of JUN Auto Mechanics. A new record was a given, and with the goal of beating the 260 miles set six years ago with a 300ZX, he brought his 1,200 horsepower R33 Skyline GT-R, which he started building in May. The fastest challenge on Lake Bonneville, Utah, USA will be held for one week starting August 16th. As expected, the GT-R broke the class record with an average speed of 233.217 miles per hour. Photos&Report/Shogo NAKAO ●Interview cooperation/Travel Alice 06-341-1201

JUN is Bonneville's home run king.

When he first came here in 1990, he failed with a 300ZX, but the following year he used the same machine to hit a bullet liner of 260.809 mph and 419 km/h. In 1993, I brought an R32GT-R, but it rained.

The tournament was canceled due to standing water. Moving to Dry Lake in El Mirage, California, he set a class record of 194.961 mph and 313 km/h on a 2 km straight short course.

The aim this time is F/BGCC class. In the blown gas competition coupe, supercharged gasoline engine category below 3L, the previous record of 219.107mp/h was set by Thunderbird last year. First of all, Managing Director Koyama. The road surface was extremely rough due to the previous week's thunderstorm.

Even though I said, "I won't run straight," I ran 221 miles. Qualify now.

Normally, after this, I would run the 7-mile course in reverse and record the average value of the two runs, but on the evening of August 17th, when I qualified, it rained heavily and the course was closed until the afternoon of the 19th.

The rainwater did not dry up after the 3rd mile mark, making it an unusual record run in the same direction for 223 miles. At this point, I have achieved a class record. ``When I was a sophomore, there wasn't a big bench.

It was estimated that it had 1000 horsepower. This time, we have 1,200 horsepower, so according to calculations we should be able to cover over 260 miles,'' said Mr. Yoshida, the JUN public relations officer, with a red-hot face.

``The car was bouncing around so much,'' he says, so he loaded eight 18-kilogram salt bags into the trunk, for a total of 144 kg, aiming for even more speed.

However, the rain on the 17th did not dry up quickly and there were sloppy and slippery conditions.

Daijiro Inada, who is well-known for OPT magazine, rides the boat and pulls it an average of 233 miles.

On the second and final day, Managing Director Koyama aimed for a homer with the bases loaded by removing the salt bags and using thicker tires and maximum boost pressure, but he could not beat Daijiro.

I ended up spinning around in circles.

The members of JUN looked a little disappointed.

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The weight of the vehicle is 1500kg. It had been converted from a 4WD to a 2WD, but apparently ``a 4WD would have been better on this road surface.''

Traction was improved by placing 144 kg of salt bags next to the gas tank in the trunk.

A twin-turbo engine with 1200 horsepower measured on the bench. Great, you have a bench.

On the road this time, he was not able to tell how the aerodynamics were compared to the Z.

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Big Red's 1969 Camaro Speed Challenge at El Mirage Lake Bed

Explore the legendary El Mirage Dry Lake Bed with Big Red, the iconic 1969 Camaro, as it takes on the exhilarating realm of land speed racing. This historic site in Southern California's Mojave Desert has been a cornerstone for Chevy muscle cars and the most iconic muscle cars of the 1969 era. Witness Big Red's quest to become the fastest Camaro on the desert flats, blending classic Camaro charm with cutting-edge performance in a testament to 1969 muscle cars' enduring legacy.

[bradleybeachbabe]

tennessee whiskey - hangman seresin and bob floyd <3

hangman!

whenever hangman isn’t deployed on a mission, and has free time. he’ll pack up his truck, and get out of the city for a few days. he’ll head out to a place that is basically located in the desert called, ‘el mirage dry lake.’ and hangman will basically go out camping there for a few days

bob!

bob loves to draw. he is so good at drawing! at his home, he has so many sketch books of all his drawings that he has drawn. whenever he isn’t busy with work, or life. he’ll sit on his couch and just draw anything that he can think of

birthday celebration!

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El Mirage Lake photo by Dima Otvertchenko TwoWatches.com

[wiseboidk]

Catching the stars at the desert!

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El Mirage Lake

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Michael Heizer’s “Circular Surface, Planar Displacement Drawing,” 

1969, El Mirage Dry Lake

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GO🏁TUMBLEWEED RACERS...

El Mirage dry lake is one of Shinya’s and my favorite places on earth since we came and experienced the very first land speed racing 16 years ago.

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エル・ミラージ ドライレイクは、16年前に初めて来て最高速レースを体感した時から変わらず大好きな場所。

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Sepia, 1947 Knucklehead.

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Thank you, CB and the racing family from Utah, for the support!

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今回はボンネビルで一緒にレースしているチームメイト達もユタ州から駆けつけてくれた。ありがとう！

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It was a great shakedown pass of 120.3/mph. We were all super excited for the second pass but the race was canceled due to high winds 😭 Oh, well. At least we could know that we were in the right direction so all is good.

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色々変えたりアップグレードしたばかりなので、抑えめの慣らし1走目はいい感じの192km。やった甲斐があったと嬉しい気持ちで2走目に期待するも、強風でレースはキャンセルに。ま、1本走れただけでも良しとしますか。ボンネビルに期待。

Look forward to the SpeedWeek!!

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8月のスピードウィークが楽しみだ！

[equatorjournal]

Michael Heizer, Circular surface, Planar displacement drawing. El Mirage Dry Lake, Nevada, 1970. "Heizer is interested in the transformation of the earth’s surface through human action. This work relates to Circular Surface Planar Displacement Drawing (1970), an artwork in which the artist drove a motorcycle in circles in Jean Dry Lake, Nevada, creating a pattern of lines. The photographs document the process; the photographer and camera were strapped to a twenty-four-foot scaffold that was moved sixteen feet for each for each new shot. Heizer was a key member of the Land art movement, whose adherents made monumental land-based sculptures." https://www.instagram.com/p/CFc0bc2Av2d/?igshid=12qmloryj1zsu

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The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA)

The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) organizes speed trials at multiple venues, with the two primary locations being Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and El Mirage Dry Lake in California. Both of these sites have a unique environment that makes them suitable for land-speed racing. Here’s how the SCTA speed trials work and an overview of the venues: How SCTA Speed Trials Work Classes…

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Jerry Hathaway, El Mirage Dry Lake, Citroen SM / Maserati Land Speed Race Car

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Michael Heizer, Circular surface. Planar displacement drawing, El Mirage Dry Lake, Nevada, 1969.

[mensfactory]

1932 Ford McMullen Roadster !

McMullen bought the roadster in 1958 and continuously improved it until 1970, when he had so sell the car for just $5000 to fund some other business ventures, but he regretted it afterwards, saying it was one of his biggest mistakes. He was never able to buy the car back. Eventually it came into the possession of a collector who employed the help of famed builder Roy Brizio and restored the car to its original appearance when McMullen drove the roadster as a daily driver and weekend racer. Equipped with a small block 352 CI Chevy V8 engine, a powerful GMC 4:71 supercharger, two 4-barrel carburetors and a 4-speed 1939 Ford gearbox, McMullen’s Deuce set a top speed record for street roadsters at El Mirage Dry Lake and Bonneville, reaching 167 mph (269 kph). The original iconic flames were designed by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, which raised the car’s success among Hot Rod enthusiasts, making its appearance on the covers of Hot Rod magazine (1963), Street Rodder, Popular Hot Rodding, and also on album covers, advertisements and movies.

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