THE GMC BLOWER & MY PAL BRUCE!

Veteran racer and supercharging and fuel injection guru, Gale Banks, blogs about the good old days and the great new days. I’d rather be Blown Than Injected, so reads Bruce Geisler’s t-shirt. It’s the early 1960s, we’re in the pits at Bonneville wrenching our Studebakers. It’s over 100 degrees at an altitude of 4,219 feet, no wonder my Moon air density meter is only reading 81%. Despite the low ambient air density, my Hilborn-injected, Isky-cammed, Small Block Chevy has pushed my ’53 Stude to...
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SCTA BONNEVILLE NATIONAL SPEED TRIALS 1949-1968: REQUIRED READING!

If you love the history of land speed racing during the golden era of hot rodding and performance, this set of books is a must-have. When it comes to chronicling the heritage of land speed racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats and helping to preserve the venue, few people are as passionate as author, photographer and publisher, David Fetherston. His latest effort is SCTA Bonneville National Speed Trials 1949-1968, a two-volume set. If you’re a Bonneville history buff, this two-book set, SCTA...
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