Speed Demon 426 mph Run - Cockpit View

[@nigelcarren]

For those on a tighter budget, driving a Fiat Panda at 70mph with a weeks shopping in the boot feels just as fast! Thank you for your service sir. 🎯🚀

[@Fergus-H-MacLeod]

You'd be a lot less likely to s*** yourself driving that

[@jayfalvs]

haha

[@perrylocke6037]

What's a boot?

[@kerrymcdonagh1327]

@@perrylocke6037 trunk

[@theinspector1023]

Nah, Marina 1.3, 4 up and a bootful of luggage, camping gear and a week's food (at 70). Sketchy.

[@th3unn3rv3d3]

That was badass. When he was slowing down, 180 felt slow.

[@squach6239]

Th3uNn3rV3d If that beast had a 6/7speed transmission I think that dude would have Died right there!!!!

[@trevorcox3669]

Holy smoke

[@MP-po6fj]

If be claustrophobic in there never mind at that speed 170 in a saloon 2001 BMW M5 would do me rightly on the salt track.. If be happy with that experience tbh. I'll leave the 400mph to the true icons.. Wouldn't risk it and know they have to be in a basic bullet shape contraption to achieve that. Serious skill and research and guts also

[@glenemcdaniel7923]

That was insane, from the sound in the cockpit, you'd swear that thing was rolling on wooden wagon wheels, nerves of steel.

[@mikem4216]

umm yeah I shift into 4th at about 300 mph lol

[@zippy39008]

I drink a 5th of Makers every night.

[@bucketslash11]

at that point any koenigsegg is out of gears

[@OverTurntGamerTM]

Cop: Sir you know how fast you're going me: idk Cop: over 200 me: but i'm only in 3rd gear...

[@anavgeekspassion5727]

UNDERRATED COMMENT SPOTTED

[@mr.irrelevant8826]

Exactly

[@Uptown59]

You'd probably will have to catch the cops on the saltflats because they'd be racing too.

[@GhostOfDamned]

Lmao

[@tward93]

I once took a bone stock 2002 Mustang to 120 mph on the back stretch of our local track. Thought I was totally killing it! Meanwhile, this guy is just shifting into second gear at that speed.

[@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq10]

Was it the top speed? As a 1.6 N/A Ford Puma does 220kmt/h 130mph ish...

[@tward93]

No, wasn't it's top speed. I just ran out of track.

[@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq10]

+T Hud ok, what engine was the car? And how fast does it go?

[@tward93]

William Jenssen It had the 4.6 V-8

[@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq10]

T Hud nice, but does it only have 220-300 ish HP? I think its funny how american cars have extremely poor HP/Litre.....

[@Pinepine-hm5qk]

That is one smooth pass... what a machine. Put it this way: if you stuck your head out at 400, it would rip your skin off. Those markers are 1/4 mile apart!

[@russellmooneyham3334]

Pine1234 pine I was going to ask about that. Thank you. They sure were going by fast!!!!

[@derekboatright3875]

Pine1234 pine try me if im lie sue me ill pay but ill pjsj any uto p

[@curtphillipps7830]

Imagine ejecting out of a fighter jet at speed

[@domiankappa543]

@@curtphillipps7830 There are videos about that on KZbin, just search for "ejecting at supersonic speed"

[@shakdidagalimal]

uhh.. 3600 seconds in an hour - 400 mph= 9 seconds per mile/4 for a quarter mile = 2.25 seconds per quarter mile.

[@smashingbrandon]

whos eyes were only on the speedometer!!!

[@byersy100]

Lol

[@Not_Sure_81]

Yesser

[@chadw3498]

+brandon hutton so youa re the ones that cant drive fast cause you look at the speedo rather than driving... good to know. lol

[@Not_Sure_81]

+Chad w there's a huge difference between watching the speedo on a video and on the track. When I'm on the track(or anyone else with a car fast enough that you don't have time to glance at speed) there's 3 things I'm focusing on. The strip in front of me, my shift light and oil pressure light. So no, we don't just watch the speedo unless it's an in car view. If you had a fast car you wouldn't even comment on the subject. The slip I get at the end of the run tells me exactly what my speed was. Which is usually between 125-132mph. Enough said

[@Aesop70]

+brandon hutton Is that a question?

[@Hudbudd]

Man that pickup must have been hauling ass over 100mph to catch that beast that fast.

[@MrThunderCunt]

He keeps going even when the car pulls away. Its a push started car, so he doesmt really have to stop. Also, it was only a 4 mile distance, in a straight line.

[@pcbondart]

easy to do out there, i was there a long time ago and drove a pickup 100 mph while i was looking out the back window!

[@aeroflopper]

​@@pcbondart 100mph aint fast?

[@woody7155]

​@aeroflopper now it's not. 40 years ago it was probably real hard to get a typical f150 to that speed

[@codymoe4986]

@woody7155...Just saying, I had my Dad's stock 78 Chevy pickup over 100 mph, multiple times in the early 90's. And it didn't take miles of flat open salt flats to do so...

[@rikkitabaras]

Holy crap!!!! It's pure awesomeness!!! My congrats to the team of Speed Demon!!!

[@ZombieExoHunter]

i can finally get to school on time

[@xsifxy2542]

Yeah with this thing,it will only be 10 SECONDS

[@AK70FORYOU]

Why are you worried about getting there on time. You most certainly are not enrolled in any school

[@ZombieExoHunter]

@@AK70FORYOU how did you know that

[@AK70FORYOU]

@@ZombieExoHunter Your name !

[@stellacatfish]

What an awesome ride!!Waiting for the red light to shift and watching the markers go bye at warp drive. Truly impressive!! Thank you !!!

[@petepilot1661]

There is nothing like Bonneville. I went there a couple times with my son who set records on his Buell motorcycles. He went over 200 and I was worried but also very proud of him.

[@hawkboy451]

I used to have an old Ford Fiesta that sounded like that.....

[@woddow]

I doubt it

[@dudewhosaysarrh]

of course, you just have to drop it from an altitude of about 100000 feet ;-)

[@talluhlahmills3650]

if you're lucky

[@szymon6207]

dash from motec ?

[@justinteehee4358]

Strap one to a rocket space shuttle style! Just make sure the car is equipped with more then a drogue chute, you'll wan't a soft landing.

[@heres2ya]

awesome video!. from the looks of what they had to run on, and a slight pulling to the right. that thing was riding as smooth as glass. great job!

[@DonGomez007]

I'd like to see what Poteet's heart rate was during this run. Just here watching sitting down at my PC, my heart was racing!

[@hermandegroot1946]

426 bpm

[@jeremydegraaf.nz.1471]

CONGRATULATIONS ON A FANTASTIC PASS TOP FORM FROM A KIWI IN BURT MONROES COUNTRY OF NEW ZEALAND..

[@petmey5281]

slowing down to 100 MPH must feel like you are walking

[@andrewvitale2556]

Brave man ..lots of loose items in that cockpit! Also I was surprised the amount of vibration in your steering wheel. Thanks for the ride and stay safe.

[@jwilliams9488]

Kinda like how if a Top Fuel dragster was tuned for less acceleration and more towards not exploding the enigine after a 1/4 mile ?

[@callmeshaggy5166]

If reliability & gearing wasn't a factor, those cars would keep going well past 500 by the second mile. I'm kinda shocked no one has tried, but also 10,000 horsepower is hard to make reliable to fit in a relatively tiny engine.

[@swarthos]

Perception of speed is a funny thing, when it drops down to 90 mph it looks like you could get out and walk!

[@darrenjones9180]

Very impressive, I love speed of all type machines, this is awesome

[@keeferdog5617]

Sweet - smooth ride and great footage- Thx for the “ride-along”....

[@juancarrera657]

So impressive very stable straight as an arrow total control I’d say that was really a perfect run for you ! Little go pro camera we all get to ride along with you we all set to record too !

[@MegaFPVFlyer]

for a minute i thought the speedo was reading kmh. That's some pretty fucking serious speed.

[@cmacdhon]

Jonah... I thought the same thing

[@mrmiyagi0114]

That's 685 killomiters an hour shit

[@Tywild327]

KPH*

[@DNRaDJK]

(During the good ole muscle on the streets days in upstate NY...) As a boy of 17 I set my personal life time top end at 153 in a gorgeous green 1968 American Motors AMX. That was almost 40 years ago and you guys still make me as jealous a school girl with no date to the prom! Thanks for the the cam in the cabin guys! It helps imagine it a little, but Damn, that's gotta be just about as much fun as life has got to offer. Lucky bastards! Enjoy...between the ditches!

[@sharpshootah8852]

Nothin like drag racing on the parkway! Lol!

[@SamLopezI]

SURE.

[@kennethhacker3014]

Thank you for sharing your experience..and good luck to you in future

[@TheeDrunkunMunky]

Must be fucking bloody boiling hot in that plus with all that gear on.

[@esmi000]

It probably had air vents !

[@TheeDrunkunMunky]

esmi000 I have been there and the air is hot lol, but still, air vents pushing in cold air, you would still be cooking inside that thing lol

[@esmi000]

I doubt that very much sorry.

[@TheeDrunkunMunky]

esmi000 Why do you doubt that?

[@xIUBUNTUIx]

air vents would cause drag

[@YoastKaBoom]

Thanks for showing us what going this fast looks like. Excellent.

[@MrGUNNER884]

426mph = 685,58kmh (O_O) OH MY FUCKING GOD!!

[@incubus_the_man]

+Noah Hahn some european countries they switch the '.' with ',' for digit grouping... so he means 685.58 Km/h...

[@MrGUNNER884]

***** you´re the dumbass here

[@InTheZoneAXC]

+Gunner you put a comma in there....my friend...

[@rhysnolan7458]

+InTheZoneAXC European standards always use a comma where US uses the decimal point. All industry drawings over there now need to use that terminology

[@MrGUNNER884]

+Rhys Nolan You're right =)

[@SceneArtisan]

A Bugatti Veyron has just been found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in an apparent suicide after watching this.

[@Hudbudd]

Man the way the bearded guy looked, you could tell he knew the danger and has probably seen a few drivers lose their life doing this.

[@redpunk]

Hudson Gothard If he hadn't been worried then I'd wonder what he was doing anywhere near that sort of a project. I'll bet that he's damned good at what he does.

[@denislemelin7653]

Would like to hear the conversations between pilot and crew !

[@paulolson734]

Makes it look so easy. It's not easy. Major props.

[@douglasames6495]

Keep in mind they were doing 350 in the late thirties. That's 80+ years ago. Every mph is a significant gain.

[@blakedavis2549]

I drove on this surface on August 5, 2018 and I felt like the king of the salt when I joined the 100 MPH club in the Rental with 5 bags in it.

[@melsuarez]

Superb video. Would be cool to watch w/o knowing what speed was attained and have it called out during the video somehow. I felt like I was in it. Interesting that there is sound but no voices are heard. The chatter would also be interesting. Thank you Speed Demon crew! Congrats on an amazing engineering feat!

[@TheMoezilla]

...the 462 mph record was set with a turbo charged small block Chevy, right around 6.2 liter or 376 ci...this car has run multiple engines, though...

[@rickyb6086]

Very intense indeed, reaching the speed of a commercial airliner on the ground is an accomplishment all on its own!! Not to mention it was done on 2 wheels!! Kudos to the driver, or in this instance Pilot for his courage and skill in achieving such an incredible goal.

[@TheMoezilla]

Two wheels? This isn't a motorcycle/bike.

[@bluezombie3884]

+TheMoezilla yes it is

[@depolarization]

@@bluezombie3884 It's not. There are pictures out there of the chassis without the shell and the Speed Demon has four wheels. The two in front are lined up one in front of the other, though, making it closer to a three wheel setup.

[@vegasflyboy67]

That was terrifying, thanks for the ride!

[@JCImageInc.]

Wow that dude is haulin! Anyone know the spacing on the markers?

[@kyussfan6]

1/4 mile apart

[@JCImageInc.]

***** Thanks man!

[@wookieegoldberg]

The way those knobs on the red tanks are turning as the car goes along is a bit disturbing..

[@jeffdavis5841]

Fire bottles, don't go off till pushed in and pierced.

[@immanuellasker4273]

that steering weel doesn't seem very affordable

[@outlawofga]

LMAO.....

[@brayden8993]

immanuel legend weight reduction fart bag

[@mikemills69]

Yoke

[@vitakyo982]

I was wondering too ...

[@MrSaemichlaus]

110mph ... let's put 2nd gear xD

[@erike7297]

What a rush even here from the computer. It looked like he was turning the wheel quite a bit the whole time maybe compensating for wind or something? It looked really intense and plenty dangerous even on the sale flats. Kudos the driver and builders.

[@jaggerjdm9787]

I don't know if I'd have the self control to pull the chutes when the top speed is going up by the second...

[@tomaspan3158]

that moment you realise the engine is all calm and almost idling in 5th and you are still doing 150

[@armcchargues8623]

Love the "Go get em brother" tap on the hand as he shuts the canopy.

[@CarsCatAliens]

Beside the hard pan, and sheer area, another plus for the salt flats is scenery. More the lack of. Can you imagine going that fast and having all sorts of different things flying past you? I think just about anyone would lose their lunch. it is amazing the speeds these guys are achieving.

[@smhorse]

I'd like to have had a camera focusing on the driver, to see how he prepared to start off, during the run, all the way up to him climbing out

[@dennismoro-p2k]

thanks. bloody awesome! i didn't see any indication of a chute deployed. did i miss something?

[@carazo321]

What was that red leaver that snapped on the left, and why do they put ties wraps on them? Parachutes?

[@dixon_est]

It would be interesting to know, what were those loose knobs regulating on the right and left side of the dash, that rotated freely due to vibration during the run.

[@christopherdean1326]

I admit I am speaking from zero experience here, but a couple of things struck me as an engineer. 1) The steering "wheel" seemed terrifyingly wobbly during the run, like it wasn't securely fitted to the frame. 2) Why does it have to be so small? I realise that, at 400mph+, steering corrections are tiny, but a larger wheel (and I don't mean a full size Cadillac land barge thing) would make small input more accurate.

[@InTheZoneAXC]

Surprised that steering wheel stayed on, looked so loose when he got out. And would probably explain why it was slightly crooked the whole way down. what are those two little knobs at the bottom left/right of the cluster that had tags initially removed, then zip tied at the end?

[@yaboicarter7921]

The knobs are fire extinguishers if there was a fire the driver twists the knobs which would cover the driver so he doesn't catch on fire.

[@Crooked_Clown]

I thought the damn thing was coming apart. I have never seen such a loose steering wheel.

[@justdoi8909]

all the better not to transmit car vibration to his hands, Justsaying

[@marktheaardvark7208]

Wonder if he passed through the 8th dimension, was that John Big Boote I saw at the 4 mile marker

[@paulh7589]

I went 190mph on a motorcycle. It was exhilerating but I realized I would never do that again. It was just too damn fast. I don't know if it is just me, but every 10mph over 110mph feels like my speed doubles. 130 is when I stop having fun.

[@777jones]

Agreed. Above 110 for me. Any pavement ripple becomes a potentially car-rolling catapult

[@paulh7589]

@@777jones Amen. Let's not do this anymore. I promise you I won't. Promise me the same. Let's live long lives.

[@velvetjones1856]

George was 70 when he went 426 MPH. Passed away last month. RIP.

[@occultustactical6138]

Would have been really cool to see a drone shot hovering above the course as he approached and flew past.

[@rapidyellow1]

That was incredible. Serious balls to even climb into that thing. A v8 that revs to 9k rpm? That is mad. The engine spec is serious - over 2000hp.................................OMG

[@newsmanbluesman]

@arpfasteners Maybe the parachute kept this thing upright, but was that not a huge steering input by GP - whatever the ratio in whatever manner of front end that works at 400 mph - and the input comes with whole deal still at, like, 320mph? Far beyond any steering as ever attempted in F1, anytime - and that act of bravery took a nano-second to attempt and complete. Also astounding - how short the the ET/no more than 6 miles used in all. Electronic upshift helps bust piston records

[@tweakiepop]

Amazing how much you have to steer! Must be terrifying taking one hand off the wheel at 420 :)

[@dlf1976]

WHY WAS I SO RELIEVED WHEN HE GOT BACK DOWN TO A CALM 250 MPH?

[@GarageSupra]

more details of car? engine and box? possible link to build?

[@richardcoleman6838]

They may have been quarter or half mile pylons. 720 is 6 seconds per mile. I don't thing George was over the sound barrier on this run

[@MrTripcore]

Why was the vehicle travelling backwards at the end?

[@23tbob]

What are the markers ?? Every 1/4 mile, or what? 426 MPH is 624 feet per second -- about 3 times faster than I'll ever go. I've gone 135 MPH in a drag car -- and that's it.

[@Mr009mm]

290 in third gear, man oh man. wait, im thinking that didnt look that fast. then when he slows down he looks like hes barley moving, but some how doing over a 100. weird

[@sanfranciscobay]

The description says "426 MILES PER HOUR" and that's what it felt like.

[@sanfranciscobay]

Good Lord that was fast. What are the fastest times the speedy folks are turning at Bonneville in the last few years?

[@straus1777]

what kind of tires to they put on a "car" like that?

[@mikemills69]

Guessing solid compound or complete cnc disc.

[@bigislander72]

How far apart are the black and red posts?

[@armenvegas]

Wow and wow. Did it break atthe end though?

[@bobcranston3414]

No pics of the vehicle itself? WTH?

[@prattle128]

200 mph must feel slow for him, coming back down from 400+ haha

[@MrKinghit]

It was still accelerating at 426, looks like its got another 50 with enough track

[@peterflynn9123]

Is the steering wheel meant to be that loose???

[@aaronrice5880]

I wonder how much g force that guy was going through and how much his stomach was suffering I did a different kind of this I did it in my 1,000+hp Porsche that I built a while ago but it only tops out about 280mph

[@hertzwave8001]

forza horizon doesnt count

[@alexromano9521]

Xerro No Vatimo LMAOOO YOURE RIGHT

[@papahajek5383]

how far apart are the markers? (never mind I saw 1/4 mile down below, thanks)

[@randydewees7338]

Need to tighten down some of the stuff in the cockpit

[@Norcal8470]

The black markers are 1/4 mile and the reds are a mile marker

[@Michael-gh1tj]

What engine and transmission is this asking for a friend

[@1armedgal]

What are the tags put on the controls at the end of the run??

[@lelel9480]

All of a sudden 200 mph felt normal on the come down. Absolutely unreal speed.

[@huss03]

Yeah but how well does she go round corners?

[@markusstorm2420]

do the black markers represent a mile between each set?

[@aga080]

who will break the sound barrier first?

[@RA-oe6hs]

No Heated seats?

[@melshingleton7865]

My friends car did 427 naturally aspirated. I'm thinking it set. Several records, just don't remember all of them. Google Frankenstein, Royal Purple car.

[@shcaskey]

the driver pushed the button on the steering around 380mph. I thought he was shutting it down.....NOPE...that was "giddyup" button!!. that was a cool move by the crew member that touched his hand before he closed the canopy. that could be the last touch the man experiences. need to make that gesture more formal!!! thats a full ride good ride cowboy!!

[@nhragold1922]

Yea I'd have the chute pins with me so ik they are out lol! What you running in that? The driver compartment is similar to my dragster! Pretty cool

[@blakelarsen4904]

Just imagine if the accelerator stuck. What would you do then!?

[@gcmotorman6379]

I'd like to know the total distance he traveled in that run

[@DonovanBryant92]

i wonder if roadkill was at bonneville that year

[@DonovanBryant92]

because i think they said they ran the camaro that year in episode 20 of roadkill

[@yusrizalihzarabbani5471]

Where is Located

[@chrisshupe5540]

Why his steering wheel gotta be loose like that though..

[@shawnkiller90]

I am new to this so,what is the knob on the bottom right that is black and red,why does it turn through out the run on its own and what is it for?

[@g__wizz]

+shawnkiller90 parachutes i think. one for high speed the other for low. the guy zip tying them is prob the engineer/ top dog mechanic, chief safety guy ect..

[@shawnkiller90]

+g zimmermann I see

[@melgibsonfan9082]

+shawnkiller90 it was turning because it's just a non stationary knob. Meaning the vibration was making it turn on it's own. I don't know what the technical term is.

[@g__wizz]

***** the technical term is FAST

[@shawnkiller90]

Poly Bun SRY child,I asked a serious thing no one needs your reddit "/pol/ shit here.

[@CSXer]

That was sooooo cool looking at the speedo go up and up and up!!! THANX!!!

[@AdastraRecordings]

You've got to be slightly bonkers to even think of doing that.