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Attempting to break any sort of land speed record has some form of risk associated and the more powerful the vehicle used, the higher speed it can achieve, and the more perilous its operation becomes. If that vehicle is a heavily-modified Suzuki Hayabusa, used by motorcycle racer Bill Warner to achieve a top speed of 311 mph or 497 km/h, then that element of danger is very real.
- Watch Jaguar F-type R Coupé Perform Parachute Test For Bloodhound Ssc
World land speed record holder Andy Green drove a Jaguar F-Type R Coupé at a top speed of 186 mph (299 km/h) to test Bloodhound SSC’s parachute deployment system. Read more »...
- Jaguar Reveals Awd F-type, Announces Bloodhound Ssc Partnership
Jaguar has just revealed the all-wheel drive version of its F-Type sports car, while at the same time announcing its partnership with The Bloodhound (land speed record attempt) Project. The AWD F-Type will be used as a radio/backup vehicle when the Bloodhound...
- Prince Albert Rings The Bell On New Venturi Vbb-3 Electric Land Speed Record Car
French automaker Venturi is currently the holder for the record of the world’s fastest electric vehicle, which it set in 2005 when the Buckeye Bullet 2.5 hit 307 mph or 494 km/h. Now, they’re back with an even more ambitious land speed...
- Suzuki Gsx-r Rider Does The Ninja Flip Over Guardrails At Mulholland Drive
Another day, another motorcycle crash at California's scenic Mulholland Drive. Only this time, the rider of the Kawasaki-colored Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle involved in the accident didn't seem to be speeding, though we can't say with certainty...
- Video: World's Fastest Lawnmower Sets New High-speed Record
At the end of May, Don Wales set a new world land speed record for a ride-on lawnmower racing a modified machine called Project Runningblade up to a top speed of 87.833 mph or 141.235 km/h at Pendine Sands - and this here is the video from the event....
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Bill Warner, Motorcycle Land Speed Record Holder Dies in Maine Crash
Attempting to break any sort of land speed record has some form of risk associated and the more powerful the vehicle used, the higher speed it can achieve, and the more perilous its operation becomes. If that vehicle is a heavily-modified Suzuki Hayabusa, used by motorcycle racer Bill Warner to achieve a top speed of 311 mph or 497 km/h, then that element of danger is very real.
Sadly, after having survived a severe crash last year, from which he had recovered surprisingly quickly, the 44-year old wasn’t so lucky at an event organized at the Loring Air Force Base, in northern Maine, where his bike reportedly veered hard to the right at full throttle, which resulted in a fatal crash.
Read more »- Watch Jaguar F-type R Coupé Perform Parachute Test For Bloodhound Ssc
World land speed record holder Andy Green drove a Jaguar F-Type R Coupé at a top speed of 186 mph (299 km/h) to test Bloodhound SSC’s parachute deployment system. Read more »...
- Jaguar Reveals Awd F-type, Announces Bloodhound Ssc Partnership
Jaguar has just revealed the all-wheel drive version of its F-Type sports car, while at the same time announcing its partnership with The Bloodhound (land speed record attempt) Project. The AWD F-Type will be used as a radio/backup vehicle when the Bloodhound...
- Prince Albert Rings The Bell On New Venturi Vbb-3 Electric Land Speed Record Car
French automaker Venturi is currently the holder for the record of the world’s fastest electric vehicle, which it set in 2005 when the Buckeye Bullet 2.5 hit 307 mph or 494 km/h. Now, they’re back with an even more ambitious land speed...
- Suzuki Gsx-r Rider Does The Ninja Flip Over Guardrails At Mulholland Drive
Another day, another motorcycle crash at California's scenic Mulholland Drive. Only this time, the rider of the Kawasaki-colored Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle involved in the accident didn't seem to be speeding, though we can't say with certainty...
- Video: World's Fastest Lawnmower Sets New High-speed Record
At the end of May, Don Wales set a new world land speed record for a ride-on lawnmower racing a modified machine called Project Runningblade up to a top speed of 87.833 mph or 141.235 km/h at Pendine Sands - and this here is the video from the event....