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Bel-Ray Racing Prepares For 400mph

November 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Belray Racing Press Release: Bel-Ray is pleased to announce their association with Sam Wheeler and his motorcycle streamliner project. Wheeler’s quest is to top 400mph and break the current motorcycle land speed record of 376.156 MPH. Considered by the industry as a top designer/constructor/driver in motorcycle land-speed record competition, Wheeler will draw upon his 50+ [...]

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Landspeed: World’s Fastest Stay-at-Home Dad Sets New Benchmark at 262.161 MPH

July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Loring Timing AssociationvPress Release: Earning the honor of being the eighth- fastest human on a sit-on style motorcycle, landspeed racer Thomas Cronan moved into the elite record books on July 15, setting a new APS/BF-1650/4 class record with the Loring Timing Association (LTA), of 262.161 MPH, on a turbocharged 1991, Suzuki GSX-R1100, owned by Eric [...]

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Rickey Gadson Prepares for Motorcycle Land-Speed Record Attempt

July 29, 2010 By 14 Comments

Nine-time world dragracing champion (and former Cycle World cover model; May, 2005) Rickey Gadson is gearing up to break the world land-speed record for a naturally aspirated motorcycle. The attempt will take place on Saturday, August 31, at Loring AFB in Limestone, Maine. The current MPS/F-1650/4 (modified production stock, fuel, 1650cc, four cylinder) record of 225.87 mph is [...]

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