Now you can say you're a well seasoned racer.

Watching someone with way more qualifications than I have, take several years to get to Bonneville, makes me think "how hard could it be?"

Like we say in aviation: Measure with a micrometer, cut it with a chainsaw, beat it to fit, paint it to match.

Matt’s super dry sense of humour is what makes this channel what it is. “SuperDryMatt”, very entertaining!😅

The lazy undercarriage cleaning trick made me almost spit out my beer. I approve haha

The logo being right-side up in the reflection was awesome in an already amazing shot.

It was great to meet you Matt! Sorry I called you “Really fast Matt” at the casino! Hopefully see you at World Finals or next year at Speedweek. Love your channel. 👍

LOVE the appreciation of the organisers. It's easy to criticise, and people do forgetting the efforts that people put into events like this

On a yacht I used to sail the alternator was wired through an oil preasure switch, So If you forgot to turn the main battery switch off it didn't discharge through the electromagnet in the alternator.

A warm welcome to Dave, the superfast sidekick!

The grille sarcasm is sooo good. Love it!

Gotta love a SuperFastMatt video where Matt actually goes Super Fast.

I admire your salt-smarts, and the guts it takes to take that thing to 150+ MPH. I got the Einstar scanner after watching your video. Thanks for the consumer advice! All hail the RAM.

Unpaid interns assisting you in doing the Laurd's work; bringing me top shelf entertainment! All Hail the Algorithm

Watching the scenes with half water/half land really give you a better appreciation of how bumpy the lake bed is.

If your visor fogs up you should get something equivalent to a pin-lock (visor). They're on all new motorcycle helmets and pretty much eliminate fogging.

The driest thing at the Bonneville Salt Flats is Matt's humor. Go figure.

Matt, thank you for including Banks in your Bonneville adventure! We're confident the iDash will provide the data you need to break into the 200 club.

It was great meeting you, Matt. Dave too. I happened to be checking out the cars in tech inspection when you guys pulled in. I didn't offer to help because it seemed a bit hectic. I apologize for that. The interesting (humorous) part was when the tech inspector came up. 1st thing he asks is "Where's your bodywork?" You and Dave looked at each other and said there is none. Maybe next year. I was dying laughing inside. Thanks for all you do to entertain your viewers. Keep up the good work.

14:50 at least the six DTCs are indicating probably 2 or maaaybe 3 actual issues. Depending on when they appeared, they could absolutely be saltwater-in-connector issues, too! Unplug the connectors for the relevant HO²S, the TCC (if it has its own connector; it might not)... Basically every electrical plug connected to the transmission (personally, I'd skip anything that's soaked in oil and sitting on the top of the transmission, at least for the disconnect-reconnect-reset-'n'-check part) - thoroughly clean & dry everything that was unplugged/disconnected, inspect as best you can for any obvious corrosion on terminals or wires, and if it looks good, after a day in the heat with a fan blowing at everything, reconnect and clear codes. If the AT fluid level is right, and it looks somewhere between fresh and a bit dark (not dark brown, black, or opaque, but basically just not brand-new bright pinkish red anymore), but nothing's floating in it, and it doesn't smell cooked - personally I find the smell to be a better indicator than color, because it can be a color that's disconcerting, but if it still smells like Mercon/Dexron III, you're not in trouble in the fluid department. (Of course, Ford has superseded everything - at least everything newer than the old pre-'80s stuff filled with Type F, anyway - to way-pricey Mercon V, but if it says Dex/Merc on the stick and in the manual, I'd spend my money on name-brand, quality Dexron III, rather than spend even _more_ for cheapo store-brand Mercon V.) Anyway, as long as your fluid isn't showing you burnt, emulsified bits of important friction material that should still be attached to solid parts, and the level's good, you might get out of this without needing a new transmission. Hopefully, it's not stuff that inspired the seller to sell the RV! The O² sensor's heater is probably legit shot, but may as well clear it and see if it wasn't saltwater or a fluke, anyway. Alrighty, another night of drinking, another jorb well done - giving out unsolicited, probably unwelcome professional advice in the most trusted of forums, The "Comments" Area!

Matt, Great to see you made it to Bonneville, even without a body. Looking at the conditions made me and my son more happy that we decided not to go to Speedweek this year because of the conditions. You are probably just starting to find out how corrosive salt is. It will be in every "nook and cranny" of your race car. Just washing it will not stop it from corroding everything that was in contact with the salt and salt water. Especially the electrical wiring. Your best bet is to start right now disassembling and cleaning the entire car, if you procrastinate, which you are known to be sometimes , it will only get worse, and not just a little worse but a big worse. Great to see that you did go over 150 without a body, should be an easy 200 mph car, but the record is 262+ which is pretty stout. To keep your face shield from fogging apply some liquid dish soap to the inside, let it set and dry for 3-4 minutes then polish with a good towel. I raced dirt bikes in the desert for years and it was the only way to keep my glasses and goggles from fogging up. Rex , Schimmer and Son I/FL 984

Great stuff. Bonneville is such a special place and Speedweek is spiritual. Pro tip: USe Rust Away or Evapo-Rust Rust Remover. We spray RustAway onto everything before going and after returning. That "helps" but the rust is real.

7:45 I swear I would totally put SuperfastMatt decals on my wheel covers or rims if they were available! Those look fantastic, esp reflected off the salt water! Another great episode, worthy of the algorithm.

Unpaid and overqualified? Sounds EXACTLY like an intern.

Boat ramps are great for salt removal from RV undercarriage. Multiple dips, front and back. Hook a strap to a second vehicle, in case ramp has bad spot, drops off or drive in too deep and need quick tug back. Cleans out frame and crevices. I used to flush my boat engine and trailer, after being in the Gulf, to prevent my engine from rusting out while sitting. No heat exchanger; engine cooled by lake water. I would also pull my bilge plug, to flush it out, when dipped at ramp and run bilge pump. Spray hull and seats off at car wash with plug in and pull it at end to let it flush bilge some more. If the boat had any unpainted steel, you could find it fast and easy. Ran boat on salt water for one summer and it aged the boat about 5 years. Had alot of fun anyways and technically was wrong type of boat for salt wate; fresh water, aluminum, Great Lakes cabin cruiser boat.

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 He got me with the "Why do you think they call it a grill? "

Gale Banks is amazing. All the Banks parts i've seen are goal tier.

"unpaid, and like 40 with 15 years of engineering experience" sounds like an intern to me

I imagine you can hear the rust forming after driving through the salt lake. I drove a car through ocean on a beach once (didn't have a choice) and the car turn to dust in about 5 years.

Outstanding episode Matt! I'm looking forward to next year's Speed Week already...😀

as a mech E major, 6:45 encapsulates engineering perfectly i died🤣

love it measure with a micrometer ,mark it with a wide sharpie, cut it with a chainsaw

"The Shituation Room" Perfection.

This is better by far than any reality made for TV show, keep er lit Matt.

Laughed my ass off several times during this video. Best channel ever.

Loving the old Mayflower truck at 7:37!

My man is 3D scanning his car to align it. This is, by every measure, the most excessive thing I've ever seen, and I absolutely love it.

One piece of advice I got from an old Bonneville racer was to throw away the entire wiring harness as soon as you get home. Take everything apart, I mean everything. Salt gets everywhere

Watching that thing ride makes me anxious 🤣 well played. Just please don't roll if you lose control 🌪️

Fantastic video, so glad you had a good(ish) event! Don't forget to pull apart your entire electrical system for cleaning. When I was teching my bike at Bonneville, the bike inspector warned me he has to replace the entire wire harness on his Hayabusa every two years due to corrosion. I sold my truck 2 weeks after taking it out there in 2019, it was another wet year and wrecked my 2016 dodge. I knew it was never gonna be right after the trip.

saltaway works for marine stuff, and they sell a mixer for it. Just add the solution to the mixer, and put it inline with your under wash system. Also even though its too late for this year, both Krown, and fluid film work well as prevention. I live in the north east, and a 3 year old vehicle here has more rust than somthing thats been siting outside in CA since the 50's

hey matt! i saw you pulling the trailer! im a utah local and wasnt sure if that was you, but seeing it in the video it definitely was, great job on the viper, im looking forward to it getting finished

Thankful to have stumbled upon this channel. This guy's humor is elite 😂

FYI driving through salt brine is just about the worst possible thing to do to a car other than driving it straight into a shredder.

"As my RV began to turn into a solid piece of rust" -- lol.. I don't know why I laughed so hard-- but it was surely a good hard laugh indeed

love the progress man

Congrats! Long journey to get here. Good to see all your hard work paying off.

I was there racing for 10 years 1975 / 1985. On several years we had to drive through a lake for miles before reaching the course. REMEMBER THIS: Anything you take out there on the salt will eventually be ruined. On dry years the problems take a bit of time to destroy things like starters, alternators, u joints. On these wet years even the wrenches that we use working on the race truck will start to rust. We used to put a sprinkler under the truck and just let it run for hours. That removes some of the salt but never all of it. A race truck will last about 5 years. Never ever take anything you value out on that salt.

Your videos are very entertaining to watch, mostly thanks to your humor and straight forward way of explaining things. I learn a lot about land speed racing from you. Thank you and keep safe!

Congratulations. Watching this project progress has been so much fun.

6:44 -- Dave is clearly a Boeing engineer 😂😂😂

Makes me wonder if you hit an equilibrium where the air pushing back matched the force pushing forward, so the car just kind of went sideways.

Don’t know if it has been said but:think about a salt scraper/scrubber for the tires. A brush style or rubber piece,of course not actually touching the tires.

"why do u think they call the front of a car a grill? Its because its supposed to be a grill" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 10/10 love it

Great video Matt, As we get the BUB 7 ready for the motorcycle event (BMST Aug 26th-31st), a "once in a hundred-year storm" may make Bonneville into a lake again. The old timers will all tell you the sprinkler trick is the best method for removing salt but you need to move it around and let it run for a day or two.

Thanks for the videos. I love the explanations. Well done.

Worked for us. I’ve been going to Bonneville since 1975 and have continued to hold a class records since then, all be it in different classes, cars, and speed. In late 2022 my oldest grandson asked if he could drive our roadster. I prepped the car thru the summer, reserved rooms and entered. Eventho rain delays happened we stayed and got in a pass thru the 2 mile after 2 mishaps to remove his rookie status. Mission accomplished. Hopefully 2024 will get him close or even taking my currently held record.

14:30 as a long time fan it made my day to end up in Matt’s video for two seconds.

Great work Matt! Lots of hard yakka to get to this point, we’re so glad you brought us along!

"The trailer hitch was a bit tipped so I untipped it and reset it so that the ball was resting on the top part but not too far forward which made the roundness of the ball more rounded but not completely round more like an obloid sphere but more round than sperical..." I never saw the race because I jumped off of the roof of my house onto my head.

Matt, great video and your sense of humour is spot on. Good effort in getting some runs in and good luck going forward!

Thanks for the update!!👍👍

As a lifelong midwesterner the idea of taking your car to the salt specifically to drive in it is wild.

Hopefully adding a heap of castor is on top of your list for next time, I can't believe it was as drivable as it was with 3 degrees! Great episode, love the way you work man!

I love this channel, you come for cool car engineering, you get the best sarcasm KZfaq has to offer as well.

I can tell you from experience after having been there when it got rained out in 2019 and the salt was wet, you NEED to get that RV up in the air and wash it in every nook and cranny MULTIPLE times to get all that wet salt off of there...my 2006 Nissan Xterra was washed multiple times on the drive home to Minnesota, even going through deep water in Colorado, and it STILL rusted through huge holes in the body panels in spots that I didn't get all of the salt off of from normal car washes...luckily all of my suspension got replaced and upgraded the next year when I lifted it, because EVERYTHING in my suspension was crusty and rotting away within 6 months of having come back...another good trick that I wasn't aware of until afterwards is to pre-treat the undercarriage with a solution that makes it so the salt doesn't stick as easily and washes off easier... There's a reason why so many people use rental trucks on the salt flats every year instead of bringing their own vehicles...

I look forward to timing you next year! Can't wait to see what you can do with the body panels.

The first thing that the salt attacks are the brake lines. It is a thrill you will not forget when you find out they have rusted through.

I have the theory that the crooked grill, as it was after loading it onto the trailer, made you swerve to the left. Aerodynamics.

Great job on the video Matt! Thanks for making it.

It's good to see your dry humor survived the wet flats 😂

Great episode.... one of the best yet. Thank you for sharing .....

What a great narrative and experience. I just subscribed to your channel. Safe runs for the future and I hope you manage to buy a new BBQ. All the best from Ken in Tasmania.👍

I had a Great time at 2000 Speed Week conditions were Great Met many well know drivers and teams - what did i learn ? Sunglasses are a Most ! Best of Luck Matt at 2024 Speed Week

Whenever I see a SuperfastMatt Video upload I know my day will be better afterwards. I can't believe I've been watching your content for such a long time already. I started with the E-Jag. Keep 'em coming, love it :)

I'm really looking forward to seeing a finished project.

Great work to the event staff for their hard mork! Very cool

I suppose you could say some of those in attendance were, pretty salty. But, awesome. It's been a blast watching you build it, and I cant wait to see more.

I've honestly always been surprised at how many nice tow rigs I see at the salt flats. You absolutely cannot remove the salt from a year like this without extensive disassembly. A lot of those cars and trucks out there went from clean to near future rustbucket status in one week this year.

My wife always tells me that my opinions are invaluable. ( before now I always thought that was a good thing)

Yes, lots more caster Matt!!

This was brilliantly entertaining, Matt. Thank you for making my week late Saturday morning.

Saw an stream from Bonneville. Seem a couple of the guys in the chat don't use YT, since they didn't get why some people kept asking if SuperfastMatt or Alex Taylor had run. Alex (RidingWithAlexTaylor) have put up a series of cool videos of her experience of being an rookie on Bonneville. She got from zero to A licence this year. An attemt to get the AA licence resulted in an broken pinion. The track was short, so she had to give it all to have an chance hitting 250mph.

Well done for finally making it. Very inspiring.

Hey Matt It’s me tank. I rolled up on the triumph Bonneville at the flats ✋ It was good meeting all the folks out at my first good salt flats event. Was a big dream for me to come out and do that.

Good video. I enjoyed your dialog and humor as well. Good luckk in your future trials.

My friend is down in Bolivia right now I think helping Dennis Manning with the BUB7 LSR bike....He was the guy who saved the day as crew chief for Mike Akatiff when the Ack Attack set the LSR record and his shop & dyno were used prior to the Ack Attack attaining the motorcycle LSR (disclaimer...he had almost nothing to do with the layout and engineering of the Ack Attack and isn't a huge fan of the layout or workmanship) My friend Bob has quite a few LSR vehicles running out of his Nor-Cal R&D shop. Fun Fact, while the altitude is higher in Bolivia than Utah, reducing engine HP the lesser "aero drag" of the thinner air has more than offset any HP losses incurred in South America...It's just a "logistics nightmare" to ship your racer down there.

Even the worst Speed Week is still wonderful! Epic place, great organisers, lovely people. I haven't been for many years - Dying to go back! 🙂

My couple has ADHD, you and your videos have helped me a lot on understanding how that works and his way of thinking and how ADHD affects it, thanks a lot and keep up the good content!

This is a great video......wishing you all the best in your Endeavor.......cheers from Florida, Paul

Check the diodes on the alternator. If one is bad the alternator will still generate power when in use but will drain the battery when it is just sitting.

The humor is always appreciated.

Very cool Matt, just watching you rocket down the course was great. I know I will be watching for next year.

Can’t wait to see you figure it out and go full beans

That blue roadster at 10:06 looks like "The Blue Bullet" which my grandfather built and got to 212mph in 1957! My dad just finished restoring the push truck and it's still sitting in my shop

Well done man, well done!✊🏼👍🏼🙂

Love your story telling talent! (and the cars...)

Thank you Matt as good as ever .

Best narration on utube!!

Love your sense of humor!!!!