Hemmings Daily: As Team Vesco gears up for 500 MPH record, Turbinator inducted into Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame

Typically, one enters a hall of fame after accomplishing their greatest feats, not before. Rick Vesco and his team, however, were more than happy to accept honors from the Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame earlier this month before getting back to their plans to push the world land-speed record for wheel-driven cars to north of 500 mph later this year. "It's been a real long learning curve, but it looks like we're finally there," Rick said. If all had gone to plan, Rick and the Turbinator II team, both based out o [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Wednesday, May 15, 2019 [As Team Vesco gears up for 500 MPH record, Turbinator inducted into Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame]( [As Team Vesco gears up for 500 MPH record, Turbinator inducted into Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Typically, one enters a hall of fame after accomplishing their greatest feats, not before. 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