The World's Fastest film

Since the 1930’s, the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah has been the place where dreamers and adventurers have gathered to pursue their quest for the limits of speed.

Many land speed records have been taken on this vast flat expanse of salt over the decades.

Even today, long-time speed chasers work tirelessly to reach a new record for their class of vehicle.



German filmmakers Alexandra Leir and Laia Gonzalez are working on a documentary film “The World’s Fastest” about these people and their passion.











They have a KICKSTARTER fundraising campaign in place to raise funds for their wondeful project. You can look into it and contribute here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1380496226/the-worlds-fastest-land-speed-racing-in-bonneville







I think that it’s a very worthwhile and interesting subject to tackle, showing the power of passion.
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"Boys of Bonneville" Documentary Film

There is a new documentary film out entitled "Boys of Bonneville". Though I’ve yet to see it, it looks quite promising.


Here is the movie’s synopsis, taken from the website www.boysofbonneville.com:

Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt is about an America that has all but disappeared, when lucrative business deals were cemented by a handshake and state of the art automobiles were designed on the backs of envelopes. It tells the story of an unsung hero and self-made man, David Abbott Jenkins, who, with almost superhuman stamina and boyish charm, set out to single-handedly break every existing land speed record on his beloved Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. More than a century later, many of “Ab’s” records remain unbroken and the legacy lives on in his custom car. Looking like something Batman would have owned, the story comes full circle when Ab’s son Marv, restores the 12-cylinder, 4800-pound “Mormon Meteor” to its glory days for a ceremonial lap on the salt.There is a new documentary film out entitled "Boys of Bonneville". Though I’ve yet to see it, it looks quite promising.

The film features pristine archival footage of Ab, Marv, and their races, as well as recently shot HD interviews with a stellar list of car and racing aficionados (including Jay Leno and Col. Andy Green, the current land speed holder). The car resides in Salt Lake City’s Price Museum of Speed (www.pricemuseumofspeed.org) and will be visiting select cities as part of its Film Festival tour.

The movie’s director Curt Wallin and it’s producer John Greene are both being interviewed this evening on SPEED Channel’s Wind Tunnel, hosted by Dave Despain at 9:00 pm ET.

I think this might be a movie worth paying attention too.