Malcolm,
That get me fired up and I dont ride scooters. wmts
Quoting Malcolm Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>:
> Following a quiet period in the UK for record
attempts, the latest news
> from England is of a new outright motorcycle record
(subject to Auto Cycle
> Union Ratification).
> Riding a turbocharged 1300cc Suzuki Hayabusa Jack
Frost achieved records
> for the flying start kilometre at 220.37 mph and
flying start 1/4 mile at
> 222.19 mph. These are avergaes of two runs in
opposite directions through
> the timing trap centred on an airfield runway. The
attempt was made under
> ACU rules here in the UK. The rider used an airfield
in Suffolk called
> Woodbridge - which may be known to some USA Service
men and women. The
> runs were completed in 15 minutes.
> The 222.19 mph speed is the fastest wheeldriven speed
(quicker than the car
> record) ever achieved here in the UK
> The production bike (1300cc class)record was broken
by Mike Grainger on a
> 1300cc Kawasaki at 187.48 mph for the kilo. Alan
Tinnion broke the 600cc
> production record at 156.71 mph. Richard Albarns
achieved an over 200 mph
> record in the 2000cc class, riding his 1600cc Suzuki
Hayabusa to 206.04
> mph.
> I hope that this will inspire the motorcycle racers
on the list to run fast
> and safe at Bonneville. I won't be in the USA for
this meeting, but may
> see racers later in the year on the east coast.
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
>
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