For those of you following my monthly column on MotorcycleUSA (SALT ADDICTION), it is now posted.
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Rocky R
Salt Addiction-Top 1 Shootout
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Salt Addiction-Top 1 Shootout
The last time I raced down under, they had to shoo a kangaroo off the course! Hope to come back someday. Great fun!
Salt Addiction - Top 1 Shootout
On both of our record runs I had to back out of the throttle through the measured mile because there was so much negative pressure overhead that it literally pulled the canopy open on it's sides. Wind, salt and water swirled around inside like a mini blizzard. The speed was still climbing both times. I think we would have gone around 365 with our current setup.
Having said that, Mike Akatiff has several ideas on how to increase horsepower substantially, and a few ideas on how to improve the aerodynamics of the machine which were a bit of a problem this year. But at this time, I'm not sure we'll be running again anytime soon. The goal alll along was to take home the record. Hopefully it will keep a bit...
Having said that, Mike Akatiff has several ideas on how to increase horsepower substantially, and a few ideas on how to improve the aerodynamics of the machine which were a bit of a problem this year. But at this time, I'm not sure we'll be running again anytime soon. The goal alll along was to take home the record. Hopefully it will keep a bit...
The last time I raced down under, they had to shoo a kangaroo off the course! Hope to come back someday. Great fun!