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Title: Speed record broken
Post by: Notty on Monday, 08 April 2019, 06:34 AM
How can you ride on sand at nearly 200mph on a Hayabusa ?
Speed record broken at Pendine Sands
The flying mile record once held by Sir Malcolm Campbell in the iconic Bluebird has been beaten at Pendine Sands in Carmarthenshire.
Sir Malcolm set it in 1927 before actor Idris Elba bettered it in 2015.
On Saturday, Zef Eisenberg averaged 182.4mph over two miles, to set a new best on his Suzuki Hayabusa motorbike before his engine hit trouble.
A flying mile takes the average speed over two mile-long runs, with a mile to get up to speed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-47847054/idris-elba-and-sir-malcolm-campbell-s-flying-mile-beaten
Title: Re: Speed record broken
Post by: shanered6 on Monday, 08 April 2019, 05:36 PM
it is a mega beach with a lot of history  :notworthy:
Title: Re: Speed record broken
Post by: Mrg on Monday, 08 April 2019, 06:51 PM
Yes a great record to have achieved  well done  :notworthy: to that man
Title: Re: Speed record broken
Post by: Captainjashton3rd on Monday, 08 April 2019, 08:47 PM
Balls of iron doing that.
Yes indeed, well done that man!

Just readin up on that beachs history.  Interesting stuff indeed
Title: Re: Speed record broken
Post by: VladTepes on Friday, 12 April 2019, 08:28 PM
200mph.. on SAND.  Yeah, no thanks.

On the other hand it's probably safer than traffic....
Title: Re: Speed record broken
Post by: mikesaa309 on Saturday, 13 April 2019, 11:51 AM
Stupid question but what speed record is this for? Thought Act Attack holds the world speed record at 376.363 mph, bike ridden by Rocky Robinson.