The class we ran at Bonneville was M/BF 1300cc. We held the record from 2001 to 2005. It is a unfaired/unstreamlined class. Fastest we ran there was 187mph but we ran 197 at the Texas Mile in 2004. We have never run in a streamlined class because we would have to run against all the turbo busas which have water cooling and fuel injection. Our record was recently broken by a turbo busa that removed all the bodywork.
My son is the rider most of the time and yes, he takes quite a beating as well as the bike slipping and sliding on the salt.
Turbo7504,
What kind of turbo do you have for your project? Are the 1088 pistons high compression? One of many things I learned was that hanging a big piston (read as heavy) on a 15 mm pin (read as small) and trying to spin it fast is risky. Normal high compression pistons limit boost ability due to the heat load generated. The tops are thin and will get hot under boost and this can cause holes to appear in tops of piston, decreasing performance. If you stay between 3-5 psi of boost should be O.K. I do not know enough about 750 rods to comment on their durability but would expect them to be at their limit at 3-5 psi boost and 1088cc (increased weight/loading). On a street bike the carb needs to have a smaller venturi to give better response however, it will limit top end performance.
I am really interested in your project keep us posted.
Cheers, Tom
