OT Land Speed Racing clip from Maxton

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itraseecab@aol.com - 16 Jun 2005 15:01 GMT

Here's a link to a piece done by a Charlotte TV station. Thought some
of you guys might find it interesting.

http://tinyurl.com/77q6m

Joe Roberts

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Paul Johnson - 16 Jun 2005 17:11 GMT

> Here's a link to a piece done by a Charlotte TV station. Thought some
> of you guys might find it interesting.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/77q6m

Damn! 256 mph on a street motorcycle???
What did you run Joe?
Paul Johnson

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hoxiepoo@cox.net - 16 Jun 2005 18:10 GMT

Thanks for the "heads up", Joe. I'm familiar with one of the on-screen
characters (Keith Turk - the fellow cracking wise with the reporter),
and enjoy seeing him in his "natural environment". They DO race Studes
down at Maxton - too bad the story didn't include a '53 making a pass.

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itraseecab@aol.com - 17 Jun 2005 03:01 GMT

I generally am only a course worker. I do not at present race, although
I have a couple of ideas brewing in the back of my head.
The weekend the news crew was there there were no Studes running.
Unfortunately, very few do run anymore.
Joe Roberts

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itraseecab@aol.com - 17 Jun 2005 03:08 GMT

That bike is a Hyabusa (sp?) with twin turbos and nitros. The owner
works for DEI and does ride to work frequently. It is the fastest
non-streamlined bike in the world at this time. He has run a Maxton a
lot and at the new land speed venue in Texas, but never at Bonneville.
I would like to see how close he could get to 300 with the five miles
Bonneville could allow him. In reality maybe not all that m uch more
than he gets at Maxton.
Joe Roberts

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