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Building a land speed record turbo 2 stroke streamliner motorcycle
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racetothesalt
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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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racetothesalt
Aug 31, 20241 min read
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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racetothesalt
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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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racetothesalt
Dec 10, 20232 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Mar 25, 20231 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Jan 15, 20231 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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....
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racetothesalt
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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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racetothesalt
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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...
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racetothesalt
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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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racetothesalt
Feb 3, 20221 min read
New rear
In readiness for the bodywork had to put in the hours to get the back end finished which meant finalising the chute tether attachment...
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