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Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth

Bill Nighy

Stephen Mizelas

Gary Hunter

Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth: Episode 2

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BBC Two - Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth, Episode 2

Following the men and their machines for a week of land speed racing on the salt flats.

This follows the men and their machines for a week of land speed racing on the Bonneville salt flats. Who has what it takes to get a Bonneville record?

Bill Nighy narrates the story of how every year thousands of petrol heads descend upon a dried up salt lake bed in Bonneville, Utah.

Men from all over the world come to this truly unique setting with their bespoke vehicles - they all have just one plan, to drive them as fast as they can and hopefully join an elite group: the fastest men on earth.

This is a story of a group of British amateur engineers who are willing to risk life and limb on their home made machines - six very different vehicles, six very different reasons for coming - all building speed machines in a quest to hold a Bonneville record.

This follows the men and their machines for a week of land speed racing on the Bonneville salt flats. It is a place where either parts or records are broken. Do any of our teams have what it takes to get a Bonneville record?

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British amateur engineers and racers travel to Utah to grab a land speed record.

The story of a group of British amateur engineers who travel to the salt lake bed in Bonneville, Utah, to join an elite group: the fastest men on earth.

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