Race organisers at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats have confirmed that a veteran driver died in a 283mph (455km/h) crash while trying to break the land speed record.

Speed driver Chris Raschke died while attempting to break the land speed record during the Bonneville Speed Week event in ...

On Aug. 5, 1963, Craig Breedlove set land-speed records in his famed Spirit of America, clocking 407 mph at Bonneville. The ...

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A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats died ...

A driver trying to set a land speed record died Sunday after he lost control of his “Speed Demon” rocket-like vehicle when he ...

A land speed racer competing at Utah's Salt Flats died Aug. 3 while attempting a speed record, event organizers said.

Driver Chris Raschke, 60, lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical professionals at the scene, but died from his injuries, according to the Southern California ...

Chris Raschke, a seasoned driver, died on Sunday (August 3) while attempting to set a land speed record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. Raschke was driving a vehicle called the Speed Demon at 283 mph ...

A 60-year-old professional driver died while attempting to set a land speed record during "Speed Week" at Bonneville Salt ...