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GaryC83
GaryC83 New Reader
1/29/22 7:24 p.m.
WillG80 said:

Anybody aware of any good documentaries about LSR on the salt?

 Blown Away. Lol

 Boys of Bonneville. 

The Salt Ghost

Out of Nothing

The Fastest Man on Earth 

Burt Monroe: offerings to the God of speed

Some are motorcycle related but all great docs.

frenchyd
frenchyd UltimaDork
1/29/22 7:36 p.m.
WillG80 said:

Anybody aware of any good documentaries about LSR on the salt?

Great movie.  Worlds fastest Indian.  
  ( Indian Motorcycle).  About a real Grass roots guy who actual broke Land  Speed Records   On an ancient Indian motorcycle. On a budget so tiny it's hard to believe.  Yes it's based on a true event. 

preach (dudeist priest)
preach (dudeist priest) Dork
1/29/22 7:47 p.m.

In reply to frenchyd :

Burt Munro. See above, but I fixed the name.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
1/29/22 8:50 p.m.

There's one about the Mormon Meteor as well.

GaryC83
GaryC83 New Reader
1/29/22 8:54 p.m.
Keith Tanner said:

There's one about the Mormon Meteor as well.

That one is " The Boys of Bonneville. " great watch

 

daeman
daeman SuperDork
1/30/22 6:53 a.m.
frenchyd said:
WillG80 said:

Anybody aware of any good documentaries about LSR on the salt?

Great movie.  Worlds fastest Indian.  
  ( Indian Motorcycle).  About a real Grass roots guy who actual broke Land  Speed Records   On an ancient Indian motorcycle. On a budget so tiny it's hard to believe.  Yes it's based on a true event. 

Great movie, and an amazing bloke..... but the movie wasn't a blow by blow documentary by any stretch, it was based on a true story entertainment. Also it was a different era when Burt set his record, safety protocols weren't what they are today, it was 50 years ago. In saying  that,  even in those days, they really weren't inclined to just let him have at it. They said no way to him repeatedly because the bike didn't meet the safety criteria etc.

There will never be another 'Burt Munro' type of run at Bonneville. You want to run, build to the rules, jump through the hoops and give it your best shot. 

Cuda
Cuda Reader
2/2/22 9:18 a.m.

The Fastest Slow Car - YouTube

 

This guy is building a LSR car on youtube. He is entering the lowest class, but his channel is great. worth the watch.

frenchyd
frenchyd UltimaDork
2/4/22 9:51 p.m.

In reply to Cuda :

Did you watch his Jaguar/Tesla video? 

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