New Speed King, 316 MPH

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SSC North America | Official Website

Since 1998, SSC North America has been pushing the limits of high performance production vehicles, claiming two top speed world records with the Ultimate Aero and Tuatara.
www.sscnorthamerica.com www.sscnorthamerica.com

Unreal what's being developed. Blew through the old record by over 35mph.
Not sure where it all ends......
 
Wow.

Of all the points of interest to read there, the one that got me most was the fact it makes 400bhp MORE on E85 compared to 91 octane...

And y’all complain about ethanol !
 
However fast you can go, that is the speed at which you must be prepared to crash. That is the reason I don't race modern motorcycles. In any form of racing, speed is only relative. So why race in classes where the speeds are excessive ? In most race classes you all reach the limit almost together.
I could race a modern bike and be happy doing it. However there is always a point at which uncertainty becomes a certainty.
 
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acotrel said:
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I could race a modern bike and be happy doing it. However there is always a point at which uncertainty becomes a certainty.
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Sorry acotrel, no you couldn't- the modern bikes go like rocket ships, I doubt even your old bones would heal should you fall off
 
acotrel said:
In any form of racing, speed is only relative. So why race in classes where the speeds are excessive ? In most race classes you all reach the limit almost together.
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Put another way-it's just as much fun to push an old bike to it's limits than it is to ride a modern one at less than limits because you can't/don't want to.

 
Oh, BTW, the real Tuatara is a NZ lizard.

New Speed King, 316 MPH


It is also a NZ microbrew.

Home » Tuatara Breweries

www.tuatarabrewing.co.nz www.tuatarabrewing.co.nz
 
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