A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...

A 60-year-old veteran speed racer has died after his vehicle flew out of control while trying to set a new record on the salt flats of Utah. Chris Raschke of Ventura, California, was hoping to make ...

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A 60-year-old man has died after losing control of his land speed vehicle while attempting to set a new record Chris Raschke was taking part in the annual "SpeedWeek" event in Utah on Aug. 3 Rashke ...

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Chris Raschke, a 60-year-old land speed racer, reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed at nearly 280 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The man was attempting to set a new land speed record ...

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...