For more than a century, the Bonneville Salt Flats have been a proving ground for speed, where engineers, builders, and dreamers push the limits of automotive engineering.
At the very end of September, 3DXTECH was given the incredible opportunity to join one of our valued automotive customers, The Garage Shop, at the Bonneville World Finals. We sent our Marketing Specialist, Joe Hayduk, to document the event and capture the excitement as The Garage Shop team took their 3D printing-enhanced Corvette back to the Salt Flats with one ambitious goal in mind: to break a land speed record already set by that same car just a couple of years earlier.
Their target speed was 250 mph. On their first run, they came just shy of that mark, fast enough to exceed the existing record and send the car to impound for inspection. That would be the car’s home for the rest of the night as the team performed supervised repairs before their second run. That’s how it works at Bonneville: to make a record official, a vehicle has to back up its performance with a second pass the following day, and the two runs are averaged together. The tension built overnight as The Garage Shop crew waited for dawn, knowing that one last run would decide whether they had made history.
And when The Garage Shop’s Corvette roared down the course the next morning, it all came together. The car’s final speed averaged 246 mph, officially breaking their previous record by 10 miles per hour. Not quite the 250 they were chasing, but an incredible accomplishment nonetheless and a testament to both engineering precision and 3D printed performance parts.
It was a privilege to witness their success firsthand and to see components printed with Triton3D high-performance materials perform flawlessly under such extreme conditions. Among the parts featured in our coverage were the center console housing, overhead switch housing, air vents, and several other functional 3D printed components. The craftsmanship of these printed parts truly stands out, as just prior to Bonneville, the Corvette earned a near-perfect score for restoration quality at the NCRS Las Vegas Convention.
We’re proud to see our Triton3D materials trusted in builds that push engineering and additive manufacturing limits and redefine what’s possible in the motorsports industry. Huge thanks to The Garage Shop team for their hospitality and for continuing to showcase what advanced 3D printing materials can achieve, both on the track and beyond.
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