Topic: Bolivia

[neal]

" Race Fans, Hot Rodders, Sunday, Sunday "...A little off topic, but today just could be a milestone in motorcycle history. Today the Ackattack will be shooting for 400 MPH on a pristine salt flat in Bolivia !

[Greg H]

Good luck to all involved  .

[CycleRanger]

http://top1ackattack.com/

Neat-O!

[754]

Wishing them all the luck . We were at Bonneville in 07, they made a run at around 350 or 360 and wiped out about 10 seconds later. I remember the  craft being on a trailer at the casino parking lot,  all shrinkwrapped, ready for the trip home.

[neal]

Update: Sadly the Ack Attack had technical issues. They made a 378 mph run. The other racers also ran some great numbers. Ralph Hudson went 284 mph. Nick Genet did 202...and Al Lamp`s 1000cc Honda went 266 mph

[Sam Green Racing]

Neal, info on the 1,000cc Honda that ran 266mph would be nice.
I'm guessing this one will have been a modern motor but here in Britain, we had a CB750 SOHC based bike that ran over 200mph on a long straight road in Ireland. The riders name is Mel Nolan and he is a member here on sohc4.net

Sam.

[neal]

Sam, Al owns the Honda dealership in Dallas, Texas. The bike is a CBR. Read about it at: www.allambracing.com

[754]

There is a CBR sleeved down to 500 cc,s. In a streamliner.
Arrow racing, from Windsor Ontario. They were running  200 plus about 8 years back.
The team owner is in a wheelchair,  ride a 750 auto with sidecar, cool rig.

[Sam Green Racing]

An interesting read Neal, thanks very much.

Sam.