Where Can I Go Fast? Really Fast.

[Yorick]

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.

Yeah. Was on same airfield as we raced on. They do record attempts every year.

[crust]

Big CC in Wokingham are the people for fast Busas, they might know of someone.

https://bigccracing.com/

[rodbargee]

Elvington 200mph night

[rodbargee]

Elvington 200mph night https://straightliners.events/events/to ... -april-23/ just need a fast shitter. make sure you get it videod .....Cheap flight to teeside or big fuck off ramp.

[KungFooBob]

https://www.tts-performance.co.uk/tts-superbusa-1

Prices from £30k. Should do the job.

[Yorick]

https://www.tts-performance.co.uk/tts-superbusa-1

Prices from £30k. Should do the job.

I've been chatting with them.

[Bigyin]

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.

I seem to recall Elvington have days with full emergency back up for people to do top speed runs. I think Henry Cole and Alan Millyard did their 2 up record attempt on the Dodge Viper engined bike that the genius Millyard built

Have a look at this site as they organise top speed events at various places, Elvington included

https://straightliners.events/all-events/

EDIT: only saw page 1 of the thread when i posted so missed Adams post up there with same info ^^^^^^ oops

[Yorick]

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.

I seem to recall Elvington have days with full emergency back up for people to do top speed runs. I think Henry Cole and Alan Millyard did their 2 up record attempt on the Dodge Viper engined bike that the genius Millyard built

Have a look at this site as they organise top speed events at various places, Elvington included

https://straightliners.events/all-events/

EDIT: only saw page 1 of the thread when i posted so missed Adams post up there with same info ^^^^^^ oops

There's lots of rules. Including one that says if you wear specs, you need clear visor and clear screen. Doubt the fast bikes will have clear screens
My eyes are good enough for normal riding, but need the specs at silly speed
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[ChrisW]

Including one that says if you wear specs, you need clear visor and clear screen.

Reading the text that's just for sunglasses, i think?

[Bigyin]

There's lots of rules. Including one that says if you wear specs, you need clear visor and clear screen. Doubt the fast bikes will have clear screens
My eyes are good enough for normal riding, but need the specs at silly speed

You need them for reading the rules as well ..... "those wearing dark glasses need clear visor and clear screen"

Normal specs use will be EITHER clear visor or clear screen ....... or just stop when the grey stuff ahead starts to look green

[KungFooBob]

This guy used a dark visor...

[Yorick]

There's lots of rules. Including one that says if you wear specs, you need clear visor and clear screen. Doubt the fast bikes will have clear screens
My eyes are good enough for normal riding, but need the specs at silly speed

You need them for reading the rules as well ..... "those wearing dark glasses need clear visor and clear screen"

Normal specs use will be EITHER clear visor or clear screen ....... or just stop when the grey stuff ahead starts to look green

Aha. That makes a big difference. Ta very much.

[Horse]

I don't need a site first.

PS have you seen the thread title?

[demographic]

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.

Yeah. Was on same airfield as we raced on. They do record attempts every year.

Err, had you forgotten about it then? Do the rules forbid senile people from doing high speed runs, mebbe best practice filling the form out so you don't miss yer chance.

[Yorick]

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.

Yeah. Was on same airfield as we raced on. They do record attempts every year.

Err, had you forgotten about it then? Do the rules forbid senile people from doing high speed runs, mebbe best practice filling the form out so you don't miss yer chance.

We raced on circles. They did straight lines. Our racing bit closed donkey's years ago

[ZRX61]

Plenty of places near me. There are several straights that are over 20 miles long. There's a 4 mile stretch on one of them where the magazines did top speed runs on bikes & in cars back in the day. CHP would close the road for them.

[rodbargee]

I posted a trip a few years ago now on TRC about our rip to the Millau bridgeit was brand new and our trip predated the Top gear one, theres a section aof motorway four lanes wide with a slight dished relief up to the Horizon no turn offs or joining traffic we took a lane each I was on my zx12R unrestricted there were two blackbirds and an R1 as well. I got to the point that the zx12 just wouldnt go any faster it was well off the clock reading 200 plus Obvs somewhere between 186 and what ever the derestriction had given it. Anyway after staring at the front end whilst hugging the tank I came to the conclusion that was enough and rolled off the throttle the most remakable thing was the closing speed as you decelerated stuff in adjacent lanes hurtle past demonstrating the kinetics of the whole thing interest now piqued it was the only time Ive done that. NB had to buy a new rear tyre in Le Mans as the canvas showed in the middle of the rear, post run.

[Yorick]

I've been dealing with TTS. They won't supply a bike for me to take somewhere.
They like it on their local runway.
Let's see what happens.

The super charged Hyabusa chucks out 400 gee gees

[Supermofo]

My mate bought a brand new one of those in the exact same colour. Some arsehole stole it before he'd even finished running it in

[Sadlonelygit]

Perhaps people are approaching this the wrong way!
Has Capt Canaria thought of skydiving or wingsuit ing for the buzz he's looking for?
Hitting big numbers on a runway doesn't feel THAT fast.....til you pop out of the bubble.