Vesco Turbinator II 503 mph Run

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as the car approaches at speed I just start smiling

Ryan Evans deserves respect for making this missile look like magic.

Buckaroo Banzai did it in a Ford Ranger.

I used to do some heli-arc for Don Vesco on his creations.

🤩🇺🇸👍⚖️👁️👁️⚖️👍 He'll be back!🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

Why not use Boeing 777 engine?

Question: How old is the Turbinator chassis? I understand it has had many different engines.

And that , folks, is REAL LAND Speed racing. Not a rocket on a rollerskate. Was the salt a little soft? I see the rooster tail most of the course. That car had just completed a run , south bound in October 1997, when I arrived, also south bound, in the Ed Rannberg Lighting Rod electric streamliner. We set a 215mph FIA record that day on fork lift motors and lead batteries. First electric car FIA over 200mph. In order to save time during the 1 hour turn around, I turned the car off at the flying kilometer exit and coasted to the 10 mile mark and braked, no chute, I turned the car back on and made a u turn and back to the starting line. .

Where's the return run within the hour? Never going to be a valid world land speed record in any category without one.

I remember the whole Don Vesco era.

Bit fast innit

Just saw this supersonic car today on your driveway! I took some pictures. Love it!

CHUCK YEAGER FLØY EN SÅNN UNDER KRIGEN, 600 KM/T😳👏

Why did you cut off the in car video?

This video led me on a journey to get a Turbinator t-shirt. It's one of the coolest shirts in my collection.should have bought two.

I wonder if the drivers mind has become so accustomed to this speed that it doesn’t seem that fast.🤷🏻‍♂️

Great 👍👍👍

Thrust ssc anyone??

Sure... while the Thrust SSC broke the sound of speed a decade before this. Its time to stop with all the false hype and foolish drama. Stand aside for those who know how to shatter speed records!

Congrats team! Mr. Vesco, the owner, was also the crew chief, he builds very fast cars.

Cool .

They have v8 ls one that goes 466

I much rather see the Golden Arrow & the Napier Railton tbh, that era was so intriguing to me.

810 km/h congratulations

Aghast means horrified.

In many ways, this is more impressive than just strapping a rocket on a sled.
This is an actual car-like vehicle.
As opposed to a missile with wheels and a cockpit slapped on to it.
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This is the shimmering salt flats from wow right?

IN UTAH! SALT FLATS!

Will this fit in my Honda?

As an AMT of 40 + years making a vehicle go 500 mph is not so easy to do, but keeping in on the planet is much more Difficult to accomplish! Well done 👍 Cheer's.

folks that is HAULING ASS... and its wheel driven..

Great Rotary Speed dial on the video.

That's so fucking cool. Count customs brought me here glad you hit your goal

Its great to see wheel driven cars running at these speeds, using either piston jet. I have fallen out of love with the unlimited jet class as it seems too close to flying and doesn't pose the same technical challenges as the wheel driven. There is also the appeal that these people just love vehicles working out of home garages and hot rodding. That "it's open to anyone" carries weight. Don Vesco was in the shadows being a nearly man all through out his life and just a few years before his death due to cancer he got the wheel driven record in "the turbinator"

Hats off to you lads. lets see if you guys can hit 600 mph.
Is it possible for a piston engine land speed racer to hit 500 mph?

They can go even faster !!!!!

Go baby go!!!!!!!

This vehicle ON LAND, got up to the CRUSING SPEED!! of a passenger jet!

A lot of faith in tires

looks like a good daily driver

This is star wars

0.5G at 400 jesus

Kurang banter

That turbine sounds magical, what an awesome build. Congrats on the accomplishment 👏🙌👍

BAD Arse!!! Amazing, blazing speed and power!

Wow. Awesome video of this amazing feat! Thanks so much for posting it👏🏻