According to the Southern California Time Association, the 60-year-old Land Speed Record community veteran was killed in an attempt to make a speed record during the Bonneville Speed Week event in Bonneville’s salt apartment.
The official press release published by Facebook stated that Chris Raschke tried a speed record when he lost control of his Earth’s speed vehicle about two and a half miles to run. Medical professionals were treated at the scene of Raschke, but eventually succumbed to his injuries. Officials of the event say the cause of the incident is still being investigated. Reporting from Hot wand Indicates that Raschke was driving against the accident.
Raschke was behind the Speed Demo, adapted to the Land Speed vehicle, which has dominated the high speed scene in recent years, setting more SCTA class recordings and FIA international speed records than any other vehicle in sports history. The first speed demon was built in 2010. And it was driven by Kenny Duttweiler Hellfire V-8. This week Bonneville Speed Week. Initially, the Speed Demon, designed by George’s Potto, competed for being the first piston to reach 500 miles per hour and Raschke was assigned to be her pilot after the death of Poteet in 2024.
“At the moment, we ask everyone to respect Chris’ family, friends and Speed Demo. We are very devastated, ”the Speed Demon 715 team said in a statement.
Ventura, California, Motorsports resident was the main part of Raschke’s life. He spent 13 years working with the Speed Demon team, the 29 -year -old Director of Sales and Marketing, the manufacturer of engine parts and was the first official Ventura Raceway employee. On Monday morning, the Motorsports world quickly spread to his death, and colleagues and friends remember Raschke as the rates of the Earth’s speed and secondary parts of the market.
Chris Raschke Was Admiable in All the Best and Trest Senses of the Word. He Was A Pillar of An Industry, He Was A Skilled Operator of One of the Fastest Wheel Driven Cars in History, and He. Reflected On His Passing Yesterday at Bonneville, I Kept Coming Back to Admiration As My Overriding Feeling Feeling About Who He Was, how He Handled Himself in Business, and how he forever wanted to entertain questions and discussions Brian Lohnes, the main broadcaster of Nhra On Fox. “There are several people who acquire awareness in any industry, being the most famous and the biggest persons in the room. Chris was not that person. His actions, his passion’s pursuit and the fact that all the guy knew he knew that he loves all things with round wheels and famous engines.
After the accident, the race was stopped around 4 p.m. Pacific time. Facebook post from southern California Time Association shows that Bonneville speed week will be updated today, August 4th. This is a developing story and we will definitely update it when we find out more, but sincere condolences we compassion for the Raschke family and his colleagues at speed demon and ARP.
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