Month: July 2012

Very nice article about KillaJoule’s visit at The Maine School of Science and Mathematics: The World’s Fastest Electric Sidecar Motorcycle Visits and Inspires MSSM Summer Camp http://www.mssm.org/news/get/story/110/

Just to clarify, the Loring AFB land speed race track is over 2.5 miles long, of which 1.5 miles is used for acceleration and just over a mile to slow down. Stopping in 1 mile doesn’t sound like a challenge, but it is! If you don’t stop in time, you better bring your passport because… Continue reading — Loring track over 2.5 miles long —

Loring is definitely _the_ best land speed event in U.S. Great track (1.5 mile run-up, 1 mile to slow down, paved), fantastic people and great weather (not at all as hot as Bonneville). We have had a great weekend! KillaJoule ran mechanically absolutely perfectly. It ran straight as a string, stable and strong. Chutes, tires,… Continue reading — Fantastic land speed racing in Loring! We are coming back! —

Having a great time at Loring. Most racer-friendly land speed event imaginable. Most sensible, thorough and friendly tech-inspection we ever had. As any Bonneville land speed racer will tell you, tech inspection is in best case painful and can be horrible. Not so at Loring. They want you to be safe, for sure, but they… Continue reading — Lovely Land Speed racing at Loring —

Video clip of testing of the Drayson GT race car B12/69EV at MIRA facility in England. (If you are in a hurry, start at 1:13 min) This car clocked zero to 100 MPH in 6 seconds, with very conservative software limits in place for these initial tests.Drayson has a lot planned for the B12/69EV GT… Continue reading — 0 to 100 mph in 6 sec. Drayson B12/69EV – the KillaCycle team designed and built the pack—