Bring yourself out of retirement Scott and show everyone how it's done..
I must admit that I was tempted last year to gather the team up,
and head up to Ohio for a weekend at the ECTA.
For myself, I have little interest in riding. I had a pretty good
50 year career, and perhaps that's good enough.
The team, does however that four (4) other riders
that have been over 250, so in that sense
riding talent is plentiful for us.
We have five (5) turbo-Hayabusa in inventory that
we could re-commission that have ALL been timed
over 250 - 270 mph, so the speed is not the issue.
So: What's the problem ?
The Ohio Speed Limit is the problem !
If we went to Ohio, it would be with the
sole purpose of setting and holding the track record.
Since we went 264 mph at Maxton, and about 260 at Goliad,
(BOTH track records when run)
it would be reasonable to think that we could
see top speeds in the 265-270 mph range on a good day.
Although it is not "official" and has never been "announced,"
Ohio has an owner-established speed limit that
is below the speeds that we run.
It is our understanding that if we broke this "unofficial" speed limit,
our time slip would be torn up, our run canceled, and we would
be asked to not compete further, and to not bring the bike back.
So, not too much point in Ohio.......
Beeville ?
WAY to dangerous for bikes,
and the NASA knows it.
No sense in going to Texas..........
Loring ?
Long haul to race at a track where we already hold
the streetbike record at 269 MPH.
So no Loring.
Mojave ?
Long haul from Florida to California to race at a track
that has a "surface" problem.
One very fast bike had a potentially
fatal crash there that was never oficially
explained.
I am pretty sure I know what caused the crash,
and I don't want to expose any of my riders to that risk.
What's left ?
Bonneville ?
Well, my team already has three full-time riders
there, and 11 motorcycles from 50cc to 2600cc
(Twin Hayabusa engines),
so we have that covered.
And yourself, my young friend ?
Did you have good speeds at Beeville ?
What did your bike do ?