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RACETOTHESALT
Building a land speed record turbo 2 stroke streamliner motorcycle
Having my 15 minutes of fame
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You'll never believe me!
I'm delighted and im sure many though they would never see the day BUT tomorrow i book the shipping of my streamliner. The plan is to...
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Mar 21 min read
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Plans for 2025
So, a change of direction but it feels right. Access to the runway locally is all but closed and therefore the chance to practise with...
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Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Been a long while
As per the title its been a strange time, what with work being very hard and busy it overtook my life and i ended up working 6 days a...
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Aug 31, 20241 min read
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The Final miles
The weather has finally eased from being Baltic and the garage is a place that can be worked in again. Had a couple of really good days...
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Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Not been idle
Apologies its been motnhs i know, but i havent been idle. So Bonneville this year was yet another wet one. Several storms before the...
racetothesalt
Dec 10, 20232 min read
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Good progress
Finally got a full day in the workshop on the streamliner and made good progress. Fully fabricated and welded up the skids, and took time...
racetothesalt
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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Getting excited
Well its getting close to that time of year again, and i've booked my flights and hotel and this year i will try again with the little...
racetothesalt
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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Reasons to be cheerful
Well the final build is going well and just to cheer myself up i decided toget the engine to fire up after nearly 9 months of being...
racetothesalt
Mar 25, 20231 min read
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One last time
There must be miles of damned tubing, going over it twice in gloss black paint by hand brushing has taken ages as you cant do all angles...
racetothesalt
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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Huge thank you
I would like to publicly thank Graham Hutton of E H Hutton (Coachbuilders) of Coston, Leicestershire. Not only did he make my fantastic...
racetothesalt
Jan 15, 20231 min read
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Progressing well
The bodywork is taking longer than planned at the bodyshop but it will keep the price down and allows me time to sort out a space in the...
racetothesalt
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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UK alternative and work starts
The UK land speed record scene is indebted to a gentleman called Trevor Duckworth, a man who himself is no stranger to setting records....
racetothesalt
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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Another distraction
I can never just have one project at a time so I have taken up Citroen 2CV racing again after several years away, the car I have bought...
racetothesalt
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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Shit happens
Ok, so it been a while. Bonneville was a shit shower! got through tech inspection and waiting for racing to start when the mother of all...
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Sep 28, 20221 min read
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Its that time again!
Well it may not be the fastest bike there but the record stands at 36.744mph set in 2013 for the 100cc sc-vg class, the fuel class is...
racetothesalt
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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Gearing up
I'm not sure I have mention Lars Lovgren, a Swedish friend of mine who has been drag racing /sprinting 100cc bikes for many years and was...
racetothesalt
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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Self aligning canopy
Well its sad the admit but I failed to get enough work done to send the streamliner this year but with horror stories of fuel surcharges...
racetothesalt
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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Standing on its own feet
Well after a great trip to the US, the stormy British weather is making working in the garage seem very hostile, but the clock is...
racetothesalt
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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This years toy
Obviously the streamliner is the real deal and objective for Bonneville, but realistically its going to take time to get it through...
racetothesalt
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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Raiding the piggy bank
Just back from a trip to meet up with my mate Wally Kohler who lives in New Mexico and stores my bikes and general stuff needed for...
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Feb 15, 20222 min read
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