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[manta22]

Tobias, I am sorry to tell you that jet cars no longer run at Bonneville. Perhaps there may be other venues but if you trade the jet engine for an internal combustion engine you will be welcome on the Salt.

Get a rule book and read it over and over.

Gruss,  Neil

[Gman]

Hmmm....

[Speed Limit 1000]

Tobias, Did you get a FJ33 turbofan? Nice small jet. The club events at Bonneville must be "wheel driven". Turbines must have a gearbox and be driven by the wheels. Welcome to the group and good luck with your adventure.

John

[manta22]

Hmmm....

That is not a jet car, it is a turboshaft engine.

[wobblywalrus]

They had a jet motorcycle at the BuB (now BMST) speed trials for several years.  A jet car ran at Pendine Sands in Wales during the bike meet in 2015.

[Little-Gizzmo]

Hi Neil, that is pity I was so focused on purchasing a jet that I do not check the regulations regularly. Anyway that will not cancel the project at all but it is disappointing. Maybe the chassis should be modular:)

In south Afrika it is possible to run...

Never give up.

@John: no it is the military version from the WR-24/7-2.

[manta22]

Hi Neil, that is pity I was so focused on purchasing a jet that I do not check the regulations regularly. Anyway that will not cancel the project at all but it is disappointing. Maybe the chassis should be modular:)

In south Afrika it is possible to run...

Never give up.

@John: no it is the military version from the WR-24/7-2.

Well, there is always the Frankfurt- Darmstadt autobahn... 

[desotoman]

Tobias,

Is this you and your motor?

Tom G.

http://www.technologie-entwicklung.de/Gasturbines/WR24-7-2/WR24-7-2_test1.mp4

[Little-Gizzmo]

Tom, no but it is an similar engine. This one shown on the video is without thrust pipe and runs not on 100 percent of trust  . 

There are much more and better motorways than the A5 (less roadworks). But also less tragedy and history!

[Stan Back]

I'd guess that you might still be able to run a jet thrust car at Bonneville.  Just grease enuf BLM folk, get your own timers, etc.

It's just that the SCTA doesn't do it anymore (they have enuf trouble with the BLM without introducing that for a non-profit center).

[salt27]

Maybe Bolivia for the jet car?

  Don

[Little-Gizzmo]

@Stan

May be it is possible to run out of Classification? For me its ok because with this tiny engine it is anyway not possible to run for record speed in the jet engine classification.

[Stainless1]

Lil Giz the problem is not the SCTA or the USFRA to run jet power, the issue is crowd control and insurance.  That is why all reaction propulsion cars are run in individual meets because everyone there will know to stay away from the reaction end.  With that said you better have a plan before you build... Contact both organizations to discuss the possibility. 

[RichFox]

Maybe contact Mike Cook

[jimmy six]

Bad Horse... when you cut up that Mustang I might be interested in the seats for our coupe. Street car of course...