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The large online tech magazine GizMag with 2.6 million visitors every month, wrote a very nice article about KillaJoule. Read the article here: http://www.gizmag.com/killajoule-tops-216-mph/24141/ I wanted to send the author Adam Williams a nice note, but it seems like nobody uses normal email anymore… He has Google+, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, LinkedOut, Linked-to-who-knows-what, but no normal… Continue reading Very nice article in GizMag!

PRESS RELEASE September 3, 2012 For immediate release The University of Denver engineering graduate student Eva Håkansson topped 216 MPH with her home-built electric motorcycle “KillaJoule” at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats last week. The 250 HP battery-powered motorcycle had a measured top speed of 216.504 MPH and did set a… Continue reading DU student tops 216 MPH with home-built battery-powered motorcycle

This is how it would feel like if you were the “monkey” (old nickname for a sidecar passenger) on KillaJoule. You can see the sidecar suspension working to the right in the picture, it is really neat. The sidecar suspension, as well as the front and rear suspension, is designed by my dad Sven Håkansson.… Continue reading — “Monkey’s eye view” at 213 MPH —

Join me for a run at 216 MPH! The brake chutes look really cool when they bloom like flowers! The chutes are “Bonneville Ribbon Chutes” from Stroud Safety. The yellow ribbons are of Kevlar. Most of the noise you can hear is from the chain (you never hear the chain in an internal combustion vehicle,… Continue reading — 216 MPH Video —

KillaJoule is at Bonneville Salt Flats making new record attempts September 25-30, 2012. We will keep our Facebook page updated with the latest news: www.Facebook.com/KillaCycle. Note: You do _not_ have to be a Facebook member to view the page. Facebook will prompt you to sign in, but you can just ignore it. You can view… Continue reading — KillaJoule at Bonneville Sep 25-30 —

One of the very best things with living in Denver is that our home track is Bandimere Speedway! The track is at over 1 mile elevation and has the documented stickiest track surface in the world! The first 200 ft of the track is temperature controlled with circulating water under the surface to keep it… Continue reading — Bandimere – the best dragstrip in the world for EVs! —

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 —