New Motorcycle World Speed Record, 367.382 mph 253
An anonymous reader, apparently a member of the BUB racing team, wrote to let us know that on Thursday, their crew set the new ultimate motorcycle world speed record at 367.382 mph with the BUB Seven Streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Seven is powered by a 3 Liter, turbocharged, 16-valve V4 engine that produces a claimed 500 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque at 8500 rpm. The pilot, Chris Carr, hit 380 mph during the run.
For those SI unit addicts. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:For those SI unit addicts. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:not a record (Score:3, Informative)
Motorcycle? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:interesting stuff is in links from the second l (Score:3, Informative)
When doing a LSR run at Bonneville you have something like a half hour between runs. They let you refuel and check the vehicle over between runs for safety reasons. If you have a problem and can't make it back to the starting line on time you're toast. You one-way run doesn't count for anything.
Re:Motorcycle? (Score:3, Informative)
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
I do, however, agree with you both. That ain't no motorcycle.
Re:interesting stuff is in links from the second l (Score:3, Informative)
They'll probably turn it by hand, most land speed vehicles have a tiny, tiny amount of steering angle to keep a sudden twitch on the driver's part from turning into a two mile long barrel roll.
Re:Motorcycle? (Score:3, Informative)
The monicker "streamliner" defines the bike as a different class of motorcycle with historical precendent.
If this is the car http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThrustSSC [wikipedia.org] and this is the trike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_America [wikipedia.org], then I don't see why the streamliner can't be the bike.
Instead of criticizing, you might take pride in the fact that the motorcycle land speed is still the last that isn't set with jet engines dragging rubber across the ground.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_land_speed_record [wikipedia.org]
Re:And this is on slashdot why? (Score:3, Informative)
> I held that opinion for quite a while, but later came to amend it. I find it
> even more boring when it's like the Formula One races were for several years,
> with Nissan coming in 1st and 2nd every time because they came up with a
> particularly effective turbocharger.
That isn't even about drivers. It's about money. Useful stuff, but who wants to watch it?
Of course, now that they have taken to deliberately crashing cars maybe it will become interesting again, in a morbid, hockey-like way.
Re:"Ultimate" (Score:3, Informative)
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
It refers to a specific SCTA class, and has nothing to do with your grammar pedantry. Good (uninformed) try, though chap!
Re:not a record (Score:2, Informative)
The only thing that would be pretty dense at those speeds would be this anonymous coward.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_number [wikipedia.org]