Speed Demon breaks world land speed record

On Monday September17, 2012, George Poteet, driving the Poteet and Main "Speed Demon" Streamliner, at the Mike Cook Shootout at the Bonneville Salt flats in Utah, set a new FIA International Category A, Group1, Class 10 records in the kilometer and mile distances by averaging the following two way flying start speeds. Kilometer707.408 KPH and mile 439.562 MPH, and the speed for the mile 439.024 Miles per hour and the kilometer at 706.540 KPH.

This makes theSpeed Demon the fastest piston engine wheel-driven car in history. No otherpiston-engine car has ever achieved this speed.

Poteet & Main Speed Demon has won the Top Speed Trophy for the last4 consecutive years. Every year that Speed Week has been run since 1949, HOTROD magazine has issued the Top Time Trophy, the award for the single fastestpass of the meet, regardless of if the pass is a record or not. To many, thisis the ultimate prize for Speed Week.

Lucas Oil is proud to be part of this fantastic achievement with theSpeed Demon using the 20W50 Synthetic Racing Oil