The "Red Racer Flat Out" - a souped-up 1999 Kenworth T2000 - at Bonneville salt flats in Utah.
That was the attitude of Glenn F. Brown when he broke the world land speed record for 3-axle heavy-duty trucks at the 1999 World Finals at Utah’s Bonneville salt flats Oct. 21.
Driving a Kenworth T2000 nicknamed “Red-Racer Flat Out,” Brown, president of Contract Freighters Inc., Joplin, Mo., averaged 162.579 mph over two runs to set a new record that is almost 15 mph faster than the 147.696 mph clocked by George Nielsen in 1995.
Under the rules, a driver makes two consecutive runs and averages the speeds together. Clocked at 162.665 mph on his first run, Brown returned with a 162.494 mph on his second.
For the full story, see the Nov. 1 print edition of Transport Topics. .
