In case you missed it...

The episode of Speed Capital of the World: Bonneville will re-air Monday at 10:00 PM (EST) on the Discovery Channel. If you didn't get a chance to see it last time, you get a second chance!

Buckeye Bullet 2 On the Discovery Channel Tomorrow Night!!!

This summer the team worked with Big Fish Entertainment to produce a show for the Discovery Channel called "Speed Capital of the World: Bonneville."

The show will premier on Discovery and Discovery HD on Tuesday night 12/16 @ 10pm following "Dirty Jobs".

It will replay several times over the next few weeks at various times, check your local listings at: Discovery Channel Listings.

The camera crew followed several major Bonneville teams at Speedweek 2008. The crew also visited CAR in the final days before heading out to the salt. It should be an entertaining show and provide some great exposure for the team.

Thank you for your continued support and Happy Holidays from the BB2 Crew!

Quick Final Update - FIA meet 2008

Sorry for the delay in the final report. We made our last attempted run around 6:00 PM, and then were cleaning and packing up well into the night.

Earlier in the day we made two runs within the specified 1 hour period. The first run we recorded speeds in the 100-130 MPH range. This low speed was the result of a problem that was preventing the fuel cells from putting out maximum power. Even thought we weren't happy with the first speed, we took the chance to practice the 1 hour turn-around, and see if we could fix the problem before the second run.

The second run was slightly faster, in the 130-150 MPH range, but still clearly below the vehicle's capability.

We spent some time in the pits to diagnose the problem, and implemented a few code changes that we hoped would allow the fuel cells to put out all the power we were accustomed to.

We pushed to the other end of the track to begin another attempt for a record. Shortly after the vehicle pulled away the vehicle experienced a failure in the gas delivery system that sent too much pressure to the fuel cell stacks. All the implemented safety systems caused the vehicle to shut down immediately, and kept the driver safe. However there was irreparable damage to the vehicle and we had to call the meet for the week.

Thanks for the support of everyone involved.

Ed