''Speed Demon'' is a
land speed racing car built in 2010 by
Ron Main Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ...
for
George Poteet
George Poteet (1948 – July 16, 2024) was an American Memphis-based land speed racer and winner of the 1996 Ridler Award.
Poteet's 1937 Ford roadster (built by Don Pilkenton) won the 1996 Ridler Award. This car would go on to take "America's ...
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In September 2010, George Poteet made a serious attempt to break the flying mile and flying kilometer record for piston-engined wheel-driven cars. ''Speed Demon'' is powered by a aluminum
block 'Hellfire' V8, built by Kenny Duttweiler.
Their effort was thwarted by a number of parts failures. The team stated their intention to return in 2011 to set a record over , and at the 2011 Bonneville Speed Week, Poteet achieved
After making "the fastest piston engine pass ever", turning in a two-way average of . (Because this was not done within the two-hour limit demanded by
FIA, the record is not considered official.)
In 2012, ''Speed Demon'' set an official record at .
''Speed Demon'' was displayed at the 2018
Detroit Autorama
The Detroit Autorama, also known as America's Greatest Hot Rod Show, is a showcase of custom cars and hot rods held each year at TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan, in either late February or early March.
It is promoted by Championship Auto Shows I ...
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Poteet intends to attempt the absolute record for wheel-driven cars, currently held by
Don Vesco
Don Vesco (April 8, 1939 – December 16, 2002) was an American businessman and motorcycle racer who held multiple motorcycle land-speed and wheel-driven land speed records. In his lifetime, he set 18 motorcycle and 6 automobile speed records.
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’s ''
Turbinator''.
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(retrieved 5 January 2019)
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External links
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Wheel-driven land speed record cars
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