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
Building a land speed record turbo 2 stroke streamliner motorcycle
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racetothesalt
- Jan 29
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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 29, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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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racetothesalt
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Still going at it
Hope you saw all the chassis build stuff on the main streamliner pages, felt it derserved more than just a blog entry. Sometimes you have...
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racetothesalt
- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
Its the real deal
I've just spent the last 11 days working alongside Lumley Engineering, who specialise in building racing sidecars and leading link front...
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racetothesalt
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Racing again!!!
Whilst the UK doesn't have a Bonneville salt flats, we do have a site of huge historical land speed record significance, Pendine Sands....
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racetothesalt
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Belt up
Progress on the streamliner has been steady but daughters weddings and other things have got in the way. But this week we finally...
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racetothesalt
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
A day at the beach
Well Speed week has come and gone and i could only listen to the live radio broadcast of the event, and it was quite nerve-racking, as on...
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racetothesalt
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Good progress
I finally found some additionally support in the workshop and this has moved the project on well. Engine testing with a new exhaust set...
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