Following the successful test session at the Bonneville Salt Flats with the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner, becoming
the world’s fastest ever Triumph with a speed of 274.2 mph, Triumph
Motorcycles can confirm the motorcycle land speed record attempt will take
place mid-September.
Dragbike legend and speed shop owner Bob Carpenter has been heavily involved with the build. Carpenter, a two-time Pro Stock Champion, is very excited at the Trimuph’s potential.
“The the session was very positive and we had a lot of things not work in our favor. There is a lot left in this,” Carpenter said. “I’m very impressed so far.”
Piloted by TT star Guy Martin, the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner will
return to the famous Bonneville Salt Flats and attempt to beat the current
376.8 mph record speed on an 11 mile-long course. Despite having a good
course surface for testing, the team felt that the salt wasn’t yet fully
capable of supporting a top-speed streamliner run. In consultation with
FIM course manager Mike Cook, the team are targeting the September dates
as the best possible opportunity for the optimal course conditions
required for the record attempt.
The practice week, which ended with the 274.2mph run on Tuesday 9th
August, demonstrated that both the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner and
rider Guy Martin are ready for the task ahead. Martin’s first week in the
streamliner saw him master the controls of the 1,000 bhp streamliner very
quickly – achieving all of the goals set by Crew Chief and Triumph Infor
Rocket Streamliner designer Matt Markstaller and his team.
When asked about returning in September Markstaller commented: “We
achieved a great deal during our test week at Bonneville and feel we are
in a great position to move ahead with our record attempt. Guy settled
into the streamliner very quickly and impressed us with the speed in which
he mastered both the motorcycle and riding on the salt.
“While conditions were some of the best I have seen over the last few
years, we feel there is still some room for improvement. When chasing a
record such as this on two wheels the conditions have to be the very best
they can be, to give us the greatest chance of achieving the speeds we
require to set a new record. We feel that waiting a few further weeks will
provide us with even better conditions and put us in the ideal position to
make our record attempt.”
The Triumph 2016 record attempt is supported by title partner global cloud
applications provider Infor, with further support from iconic clothing
brand Belstaff.
The Triumph Infor Rocket features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction
with two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined
1,000 bhp at 9,000 rpm. The motorcycle is 25.5 feet long, 2 feet wide and
3 feet tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the
Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category.
Triumph has a history of breaking the land speed record, holding the title
of ‘World’s Fastest Motorcycle’ between 1955 to 1970*. The record-breaking
Triumph Streamliners included: Devil’s Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek
Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667
mph (395.28 km/h). Today’s record, held by Rocky Robinson since 2010
riding the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner, sits at 376.363 mph (605.697
km/h).
The iconic Bonneville name was conceived following Johnny Allen’s
land-speed record runs at the Salt Flats in September 1956, when he
reached the record-breaking speed of 193.72 mph. The first T120 Bonneville
model was unveiled at the Earls Court Bike Show and went on sale in 1959.
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manufactured in 1902. The company’s global headquarters are located in
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