{"id":41949,"date":"2025-08-05T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/driver-chris-raschke-killed-in-crash-while-trying-to-set-speed-record-at-utahs-famed-bonneville-salt-flats\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:26:19","slug":"driver-chris-raschke-killed-in-crash-while-trying-to-set-speed-record-at-utahs-famed-bonneville-salt-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/driver-chris-raschke-killed-in-crash-while-trying-to-set-speed-record-at-utahs-famed-bonneville-salt-flats\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Chris Raschke killed in crash while trying to set speed record at Utah&#8217;s famed Bonneville Salt Flats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah&#8217;s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said. <\/p>\n<p>Driver Chris Raschke 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 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SCTASouthernCaliforniaTimingAssociation\/posts\/pfbid0hVjaqFkBSAduFJZGkT2fS8sTD5UC5RhvhA5BJEhaWNhw15w4kPCFB58xZPhBPsGAl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Southern California Timing Association, which has organized the popular land-speed racing event known as &#8220;Speed Week&#8221; since the late 1940s. <\/p>\n<p>For decades, the flat, glasslike white surface has drawn drivers from all over seeking to set new land speed world records and motorcycle and car fans to watch.<\/p>\n<p>A remnant of a prehistoric lakebed, the salt flats that are about 100 miles west of Salt Lake City have also been a backdrop for movies like &#8220;Independence Day&#8221; and &#8220;The World&#8217;s Fastest Indian.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Motorsports is inherently a dangerous sport,&#8221; said Dennis Sullivan, a car builder and racer who set a land speed record in his 1927 Model T street roadster and serves as president of the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association. &#8220;People get hurt. People get killed. That&#8217;s just the nature of the sport. It doesn&#8217;t happen a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan said motor sports also have stringent safety requirements &#8211; such as stronger roll bars, special tires and more fire extinguishers &#8211; that help protect drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The last racing death Sullivan recalled at the flats came in 2016 when Sam Wheeler, a renowned land speed motorcycle racer, crashed at 200 mph when the high-performance bike he was testing fish-tailed and went airborne.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/05\/940928a1-1868-4a23-ae26-370a32a48005\/thumbnail\/620x276\/6f3023bfb29913f0d0f2377c0a345b73\/ap25216682827803.jpg#\" alt=\"Speed Week Salt Flats Death \" height=\"276\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/05\/940928a1-1868-4a23-ae26-370a32a48005\/thumbnail\/620x276\/6f3023bfb29913f0d0f2377c0a345b73\/ap25216682827803.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/05\/940928a1-1868-4a23-ae26-370a32a48005\/thumbnail\/1240x552\/8d4d505ed17c16a722d9aee74bc76d3c\/ap25216682827803.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Cars form a line near the race track at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, Aug. 13, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Rick Bowmer \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bonneville Salt Flats, which had its first race in 1914, have about 7 miles for racing and an aquifer underneath that cools the tires of the cars. It&#8217;s unlike other race venues in that it doesn&#8217;t have stands. Spectators must stand two-tenths of a mile away from the cars. <\/p>\n<p>Raschke lost control of the vehicle about two and a half miles into a run. It&#8217;s unknown what speed Raschke was aiming to reach.\u00a0 The association and the Tooele County Sheriff&#8217;s Office are investigating the death, said Sgt. Dane Lerdahl, a spokesman for the law enforcement agency. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know it was an accident of some sort,&#8221; Lerdahl said. For decades, people have used the flat, glasslike surface at Bonneville Salt Flats, 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, to set speed records, sometimes topping 400 mph. Speed Week has long been a draw for motorcycle and car fans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SCTASouthernCaliforniaTimingAssociation\/posts\/pfbid0TT2Z7MRToCSGtpDmfdPKW7nkf2XSEeLp71FC84Kwyniuwo1xkRv87rqC7oYZm8M7l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to<\/a> the Southern California Timing Association, 18 records were set on Sunday morning, 7 by cars and 11 by motorcycles during a total of 261 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Raschke, 60, was the driver of a streamliner &#8211; a long, narrow, aerodynamic car made to run at high speeds &#8211; known as the Speed Demon. He had worked in motor sports for more than four decades.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Pedersen, the association&#8217;s president and Speed Week race director, said Raschke&#8217;s death was a major loss for the racing community, <a href=\"https:\/\/kutv.com\/news\/local\/driver-killed-during-speed-week-race-at-bonneville-salt-flats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS affiliate KUTV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s much more of a camaraderie and community, and that builds a lot of friendships and trust,&#8221; Pedersen told the station. &#8220;He&#8217;s a big part of it, and he will be sorely missed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Speed Demon racing team&#8217;s site, Raschke worked at the Ventura Raceway in the early 1980s, raced 3-wheelers and cars in the mini stock division, learned to fabricate and maintain race cars when working with an acclaimed engine builder and later became a driver for the Speed Demon team. <\/p>\n<p>Pedersen said Raschke was a respected driver within the racing community and also worked for a company that makes fasteners for race cars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is one of the big ones. 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