Book excerpt: Nowhere else have so many land speed records been set as at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Each year, devoted gearheads and adrenaline junkies from around the world gather to add their names to the hall of fame with their hot rods, roadsters, motorcycles and belly tankers. Here the record chasers, the drivers and their beautiful vehicales are shown up close and personal as they have never been seen before.