Bonneville 2009225 + 230 = 2 New Records! After a disappointing 2008 effort, engine builder Jim Steck and car builder Mike Besic spent the year improving the car's engine cooling and aerodynamics. Obviously, the tweaks worked. The team regained the G/BFMS (Blown Fuel Modified Sports) record when driver Bill Lightfoot drove the turbocharged four-cylinder Alfa to a two-way average speed of 225.839 mph. That snatched the record back from a 221-mph Nissan and got Lightfoot into Bonneville's exclusive 200 MPH Club. With that goal achieved, the team switched over to G/BGMS (blown gas) in an attempt to up Steck's 217.152 record set in 2006. Clutch problems threatened to derail the effort, but with a new assembly installed, Steck ran a 230.368 on Thursday, then a 232.869 Friday morning. That reset the record at 230.352 and closed out a truly remarkable week of racing. Congratulations to Richard, Jim, Mike, Bill and the crew on a terrific effort! | 
