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
Building a land speed record turbo 2 stroke streamliner motorcycle
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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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racetothesalt
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Can only be one colour
As you know been locked away in the garage improving the bodywork and still a little way to go, but not going to get obsessive as its...
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racetothesalt
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
Something to cheer about
On a very frosty morning yesterday with temperatures at minus 1, myself and 2 friends, Patrick Bramman and Richard Scott set out to...
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racetothesalt
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Chicken tonight!!
Well its minus 5 outside, 4 inches of snow and Covid is ripping the country apart with 1000 deaths a day BUT i have had a stern talk to...
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racetothesalt
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Date set!!
So we have a date for doing the British 125cc long distance and duration records. My mates Pat Bramman and Richard Scott will help me...
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racetothesalt
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
Crude but effective/Making use of lockdown.
Well covid in the Uk is just dreadful, as of january 2020 we are in our 3rd national lockdown, so my chassis builder has cancelled even...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Bears claw
The canopy latching system is another part of the build that has caused me hair loss, but i think the end is in sight. Again, it is the...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
At last, it locks
You will know by now that the ability to lock the stabilisers in the fully up and fully down position has not been the quickest solution...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Posh rubber
One of the challenges for my class is that with a small engine you don't want much rolling resistance, and therefore i am using the...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
The real McCoy
As i am now entering the final stages of this build, although to some i may seem a mile away, i have got a date for the construction of...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
When its up its up, and when its down its down
Some things just take time to sort out, and i have been going round in circles trying to avoid using a locking pin to keep the...
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racetothesalt
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Grrrrr, cant be that hard
The fixing and locating of the canopy is just doing my head in. Now have a double hinge at the front so the canopy can fold back onto the...
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racetothesalt
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Moving and shaking
The problem with an 18 foot long motorcycle is moving it around, or even just turning it around on the runway to start a run in the...
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racetothesalt
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Got to start lifting
To date all of the runs i have made have used static stabiliser wheels welded to the end of quite wide outrigger arms, which is great for...
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