Where Can I Go Fast? Really Fast.

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At Bruntingthorpe VD day I was clocked at 178.4 in 2001.
At Portimao last year I was showing 170+ every lap.

Neither of these seemed fast really.
I've done 150 about 30,000 times.

Before I get too old, I really wanna have a go on a lunatic bike. Summat like a H2R or Turbo Busa.
Both these are capable of 250 ish.

Yeah. Bring it on.

Is there anywhere or anyone that will let me loose on a runway on a monster?

Money is no object here.

Calling on the RTTL brains....


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Ask Guy Martin for a go on that mental Busa of his :shock: :wtf:

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Bustaspoke wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:12 pm Ask Guy Martin for a go on that mental Busa of his :shock: :wtf:

Saw that years ago and the idea started there.
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Post by Horse »

It won't be Bruntingthorpe. That's closed for events now just a giant car park.

FWIW, if you want to rent somewhere (on the UK anyway), you'll probably need to provide a defined plan for what you're intending, a risk assessment, and appropriate insurance.

And FWIW2, when I rented part of the Eboladrome, the site owners imposed a 40mph limit :) If we'd wanted GT-style bonkers speeds, we would have need marshals, emergency first aid cover, etc.

And FWIW3, when renting an army site I had to provide an emergency plan.
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I don't need a site first.

I need a bike supplier.

There's loads of Turbo Busas and H2Rs about. I'd have assumed that some owners would have customer packages to ride somewhere to earn a few bob.
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Yorick wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:06 pm I don't need a site first.

I need a bike supplier.

There's loads of Turbo Busas and H2Rs about. I'd have assumed that some owners would have customer packages to ride somewhere to earn a few bob.
I don't know about getting a bike*, but I do know about getting sites in the UK.


* just buy one, then flog it afterwards. And you said money no object.
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Buy a suitable bike, go on holiday to somewhere suitable. Sorted.

Germany would be the easy choice, Bonneville if you don't mind the traveling
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cheb wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:31 am Buy a suitable bike, go on holiday to somewhere suitable. Sorted.

Germany would be the easy choice, Bonneville if you don't mind the traveling
The film will follow. 'T'World's Fastest Yorkshireman' starring Peter Firth. Music by Fred Delius. (Bike sponsored by Betty's Café and Tea Rooms).
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Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:09 am
cheb wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:31 am Buy a suitable bike, go on holiday to somewhere suitable. Sorted.

Germany would be the easy choice, Bonneville if you don't mind the traveling
The film will follow. 'T'World's Fastest Yorkshireman' starring Peter Firth. Music by Fred Delius. (Bike sponsored by Betty's Café and Tea Rooms).
More likely Sid's Cafe, Betty's is a bit posh for Yozza.
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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:00 am
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:09 am
cheb wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:31 am Buy a suitable bike, go on holiday to somewhere suitable. Sorted.

Germany would be the easy choice, Bonneville if you don't mind the traveling
The film will follow. 'T'World's Fastest Yorkshireman' starring Peter Firth. Music by Fred Delius. (Bike sponsored by Betty's Café and Tea Rooms).
More likely Sid's Cafe, Betty's is a bit posh for Yozza.
+ location catering by The Kashmir of Morley Street? (the other World's Fastest Indian). :D
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Best starting with a call to one of the well know guys like TTS or Holeshot etc? They are the Busa guys I seem to recall.

Having said that, watching the CarWow drag races with Chris Northover generally he gets a better launch and time on normal bikes than he does on the nutter Busa thing with 400bhp. Usually cos it's wheel spinning/wheeling everywhere.
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Supermofo wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:17 am Best starting with a call to one of the well know guys like TTS or Holeshot etc? They are the Busa guys I seem to recall.

Having said that, watching the CarWow drag races with Chris Northover generally he gets a better launch and time on normal bikes than he does on the nutter Busa thing with 400bhp. Usually cos it's wheel spinning/wheeling everywhere.
That's sort of info I want :)
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Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:54 am
Supermofo wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:17 am Best starting with a call to one of the well know guys like TTS or Holeshot etc? They are the Busa guys I seem to recall.

Having said that, watching the CarWow drag races with Chris Northover generally he gets a better launch and time on normal bikes than he does on the nutter Busa thing with 400bhp. Usually cos it's wheel spinning/wheeling everywhere.
That's sort of info I want :)
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Supermofo wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:56 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:54 am
Supermofo wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:17 am Best starting with a call to one of the well know guys like TTS or Holeshot etc? They are the Busa guys I seem to recall.

Having said that, watching the CarWow drag races with Chris Northover generally he gets a better launch and time on normal bikes than he does on the nutter Busa thing with 400bhp. Usually cos it's wheel spinning/wheeling everywhere.
That's sort of info I want :)
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I've emailed TTS and Holeshot.
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Bloke I once worked with on one site (Geordie called Sam) used to go to Elvington somewhere for top speed runs on his breathed on Busa.

Think there was some kind of event for it.
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Hitting 6k to 9k on an H1 feels like I'm doing 250mph. :lol:
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