On Sept. 23rd and 24th, a crew of 10 guys, after a week of hard work, were able to set two new FIA World Record in Category A, Group III, Class 10 Diesel (Translation: Special Vehicle with Diesel Cycle Engine Supercharged between 5000cc and 8000cc). The old record had stood since 1972 at 236.756 by the Thermo King Steamliner driven by Virgil Snyder.
On only the 7th and 8th pass on the car, we were able to make a down run of 300.211 mph turn the car around in about 25 minutes and complete or return run throught the timed mile at 315mph average with a 321mph exit speed. The combined average was a new World Record at 307.876!!!! Not only did we set the record for the mile and the kilo (308.075) we also got me into the Bonneville 200MPH Club and Bonneville 300MPH Club at the same time.
The next day we set the car up for the owner, Lynn Goodfellow, so he could break my record and gain entrance to the 300MPH Club, his down run on the 12 mile long course netted a 296mph mile average. The car was turned and run within the required 60 minutes to complete the return run. Lynn entered the mile at 342.879mph and exited at 334.034 with the car on fire. Steam coming from the cooling system flashed off the turbos and started the overflowing coolant on fire. We were using Evan's Coolant which doesn't get mixed with water and as it turns out has a 70% concentration of Ethyl Poly Glycol which is flamable, crappy way to find this out. Lynn got the car stopped safely and the fire systems and 4 layer suit did their job. He did sustain 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his hands and some burns on his face, but he walked away and will be able to race another day. Prayers go out to Lynn for a speedy and full recovery. The good news is that Lynn reset the record to 315MPH and got into the 300MPH, the hard way.
Cool side note: On each of the runs of over 300mph the engine used just 1 gallon of "REAL" #2 Diesel at 3.96/gallon purchased at the truckstop on the corner. We also used $22.00 in ice on every run.
The car is now back at the shop in Boulder City, Nevada, being preped and repaired for more record attempts. The engine is being shipped back to my shop in Wisconsin to be upgraded and improved for even more power. Our calibrator calculated we were making 1251HP/2252ft/lbs of torque while in high gear on Lynn's run. Not too bad for the "little" Duramax. The engine in the car is the Dry Sump version of our all out race engine. It had some new features like a dual CP3.3 belt drive and very high efficency intercoolers. The compounded turbo system is the same as on our Off-shore boat and it worked great providing 67lbs of boost with only 56lbs of backpressure.
Look out for this car next year as the 454 Duramax will be installed and the JCB title of Worlds Fastest Diesel will be coming back to the USA. I truly believe there is 400mph potential in this car, and I can't wait until next summer to proove it. I've accepted the position of full time driver of this car and look forward to representing the Goodfellow Family, Goodfellow Crushers, and all the hard working crew that make this Missle fly.
Curtis
Here's some links to more pictures and video:
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq178/RayTheRat_2008/mormon_missle_after_run_1/
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/...ootout 2008/?action=view¤t=100_1943.flv
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii147/SeldomSeenSlim/Top Speed Shootout 2008/
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq178/RayTheRat_2008/morman_missile_run_2/
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq178/RayTheRat_2008/morman_missle_wed_runs/
On only the 7th and 8th pass on the car, we were able to make a down run of 300.211 mph turn the car around in about 25 minutes and complete or return run throught the timed mile at 315mph average with a 321mph exit speed. The combined average was a new World Record at 307.876!!!! Not only did we set the record for the mile and the kilo (308.075) we also got me into the Bonneville 200MPH Club and Bonneville 300MPH Club at the same time.
The next day we set the car up for the owner, Lynn Goodfellow, so he could break my record and gain entrance to the 300MPH Club, his down run on the 12 mile long course netted a 296mph mile average. The car was turned and run within the required 60 minutes to complete the return run. Lynn entered the mile at 342.879mph and exited at 334.034 with the car on fire. Steam coming from the cooling system flashed off the turbos and started the overflowing coolant on fire. We were using Evan's Coolant which doesn't get mixed with water and as it turns out has a 70% concentration of Ethyl Poly Glycol which is flamable, crappy way to find this out. Lynn got the car stopped safely and the fire systems and 4 layer suit did their job. He did sustain 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his hands and some burns on his face, but he walked away and will be able to race another day. Prayers go out to Lynn for a speedy and full recovery. The good news is that Lynn reset the record to 315MPH and got into the 300MPH, the hard way.
Cool side note: On each of the runs of over 300mph the engine used just 1 gallon of "REAL" #2 Diesel at 3.96/gallon purchased at the truckstop on the corner. We also used $22.00 in ice on every run.
The car is now back at the shop in Boulder City, Nevada, being preped and repaired for more record attempts. The engine is being shipped back to my shop in Wisconsin to be upgraded and improved for even more power. Our calibrator calculated we were making 1251HP/2252ft/lbs of torque while in high gear on Lynn's run. Not too bad for the "little" Duramax. The engine in the car is the Dry Sump version of our all out race engine. It had some new features like a dual CP3.3 belt drive and very high efficency intercoolers. The compounded turbo system is the same as on our Off-shore boat and it worked great providing 67lbs of boost with only 56lbs of backpressure.
Look out for this car next year as the 454 Duramax will be installed and the JCB title of Worlds Fastest Diesel will be coming back to the USA. I truly believe there is 400mph potential in this car, and I can't wait until next summer to proove it. I've accepted the position of full time driver of this car and look forward to representing the Goodfellow Family, Goodfellow Crushers, and all the hard working crew that make this Missle fly.
Curtis
Here's some links to more pictures and video:
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq178/RayTheRat_2008/mormon_missle_after_run_1/
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/...ootout 2008/?action=view¤t=100_1943.flv
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii147/SeldomSeenSlim/Top Speed Shootout 2008/
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq178/RayTheRat_2008/morman_missile_run_2/
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq178/RayTheRat_2008/morman_missle_wed_runs/
