Im more interested in the record not the max speed. Also you cant compare the two, running on pavement and going almost 300 in standing stop is much harder IMO. Bill has to do it within 5300 ft. Then slam on the brakes. Those guys have 7 miles of run up, the best air and salt available, that everyone can't go to. They make it look easy too !! They learned what to do to the turbos from last yr and they go fast on the first or 2nd pass. Im not taking anything away from what there doing. As long as you got the ballz, you could hop on those bikes and go fast, you just have to be brave enough. Good luck to Ralph on getting the 300mph record he's after, not just bragging rights of an entry or exit speed. They dont race for those numbers.!!!