Ladies and gentlemen, meet “Bonnie,” the world's fastest Alfa Spider. Built by Besic Motorsports and powered by a four-cylinder turbo engine built by Autocomponenti's Jim Steck, the Alfa set two different class records during the recently-completed 2009 Bonneville Speedweek.

After a disappointing 2008 effort, Richard Kreines' Chicago-based team was back in record-setting form this year. Rookie driver Bill Lightfoot re-set the G/BFMS (Blown Fuel Modified Sports) record at 225.839, while racer/engine builder Steck (above) destroyed his own existing 217.152 G/BGMS (Blown Gas Modified Sports) record with a two-way average speed of 230.352 mph.

Speedweek regulars since 1999, the team now has four class records to show for their efforts. Not bad for a bunch of sports car guys from the Midwest!