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Re: Maxton

To: "Jonathan Amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>,
Subject: Re: Maxton
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 06:20:12 -0500
There is a 256 Record in the books? I sure missed it. What class?
JB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>
To: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; "Land Speed List"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: Maxton


> John,
>
> No the answer is 256 mph from Big D Cycles Triumph at Bonneville not long
> ago. With John Minnono riding. Im trying to find the year now...
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
> To: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 6:07 PM
> Subject: Maxton
>
>
> > OK, it was an absolutely amazing run. A new track record for Rich Yancy
> and
> > team, 250 MPH. On one pass they had a 253 MPH exit speed. Is that not
the
> > fastest record ever for a sit on bike? From the tower, where I was, it
was
> > accelerating so fast it looked like a bullet heading for me.
> >
> > Oh, trans problems kept Regan, in Turks Berkley, from entering the Two
> Club,
> > but she still ran a 193 MPH with no first gear.





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