He just about runs out of runway
On-board with Bill @ 311
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The fast runs are always smooth and slow looking. Bill leaves the line around 00:15 and crosses the finish line 1.5 miles away around 00:43. About a 28sec pass!!! 
Bill's the man! 
Bill's the man!
Part of the reason is because the brake system is a linked brake system. We never had a chance to dial the brake portioning ratio front/back to give better braking. We just wanted the rear brake to be soft (on the safe, no lock up side) and it was to soft which upset things while on the brakes.
Before the event an exit route had already been determined in the event of a failure so the risk wasn't so high.
Thanks for the clarification on this, I started to get a bit concerned when the bike got squirmy.
Anytime. Now that the record has been set I'm no longer sworn to secrecy on all the aspects of the bike.
He had trouble at Maxton too. 
He had trouble at Maxton too.
At Maxton during the tests before Loring we learned that the really big turbos need dual gates. Nothing like doing tail draggers when you shift into 3rd at 230+ mph.
We never got to rally test the brakes at speed during the event.
I was surprised at the video. Usually there's a lot of wheel spin in all gears. That bike must have really been set up well. They keep talking about low boost, I'd hate to see all out boost
He started lifting the front at 230?
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all out boost will have to be something to slowly work up to. No one knows how much the engine case and trans can take.
Mark from R&D transmission did have to work a special new mod for the trans to hold together byond 290mph.
Mark from R&D transmission did have to work a special new mod for the trans to hold together byond 290mph.
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Doesnt seem like 311 mph ...does it. But you can see how fast he starts covering the distance based on the markers.
what markers. didnt see any after the first one
Doesnt seem like 311 mph ...does it. But you can see how fast he starts covering the distance based on the markers.
I want to start calling it 312
I've seen comments that it was 311.945
How much tq and hp is his biking putting to the ground
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Yup, after the event Bill had to re-glass and repair the tail because it got chewed up on each pass. Shift into third and weeeeThat's what they were saying......sounds completely SICK and fun!
As for how much power the engine makes, it's strictly a calculation based on boost. Over 1000hp to the wheel. Because of the great aero's that much power wasn't needed for the pass.
