WORLDS FASTEST MOTORCYCLE RIDERS

[Old-N-Slow]

Below are listed the worlds fastest
motorcycle riders, since the beginning
of time, on any type motorcycle,
including sidecar as of January 2020

Name-major sponsor-speed-.bike?
place-year-comment

1.Rocky Robinson (Mike Akatiff) 394.084mph Streamliner @ Bonneville 2010
World?s fastest-period ! 2 x busa engines

2.Chris Carr (Denis Manning) 372.564mph Streamliner @ Bonneville2006
Fastest single engine

3.Sam Wheeler (EZ HOOK) 355mph streamliner @ Bonneville 2006
Fastest Kawasaki

4.Jimmy Odom (Mike Akatiff) 336.+++mph Streamliner @ Bonneville)

5.Don Vesco (Vesco Family) 333.117mph streamliner @ Bonneville 1978

6.Richard Brown (Rocket man ) 332.887mph jet/streamliner 1999
Fastest Rocket or Jet, Fastest Englishman

7. Valarie Thompson (Denis Manning ) 328.467 mph streamliner@ Australia 2018 -
Fastest Woman.

8. Dave Campos (Joe Teresi ) 322.870mph streamliner @ Bonneville)
Fastest Harley, Fastest Pushrod

9. John Levie (Guthrie-Levie) 320+++mph streamliner-sidecar Bonneville 2018
 (World?s fastest sidecar) 1300cc-single engine

10. Bill Warner (Larry Forstall) 311.945 Mod/street Loring 2010
Fastest street mod bike

11.  Ralph Hudson 308+ mph mod street Bolivia 2018 Suzuki GS1000 FASTEST 1000cc
12.Dan Kinesy (Tenacious, S&S) streamliner @ Bonneville) 289mph
12. Vance Breese (Counterman) 1994 Bonneville Streamliner 289 mph
14. Jon McKibben(American Honda)  Bonneville streamliner:2 x CB750  286.556 mph 1971. World's Fastest Honda
14.ERIC TABOULI ? mile drag/rocket 286.47 mph Santa Pod 2011 worlds fastest drag bike- Fastest Frenchman
15.Al Lamb (Al Lamb Honda) 285++mph street bike 1000cc Bolivia 2017
16.Boris Murray (Denis Manning) 278mph 1970?s Bonneville Streamliner
17.  Shane Stubbs (StubbsTredway) 277.91....Busa . Victoria Texas... 2019 World's Fastest stock body
18.Joe Amo (Scott Guthrie) 272.610mph. Mod/street @ Bonneville.....2009.
19.Phil Wood ( Big CC Bikes) 271.821 Turbo Busa street Elv.UK 2018
19.1 Guy Martin - 270.965mph Elvington England 2019
20.Eva Hakanssen (KillaJoule)270.224mph streamliner sidecar Bonneville2015 Fastest All-Electric
21.Dean Sabatinelli (Scott Guthrie) 269.776 mod/street Loring 2010
22.Billy Shoemaker (Bill Warner) 269.200mph Mod/street Mojave 2011
23.Cal Rayborn (Denis Manning) 268mph Bonneville streamliner 1970
24.Johnny Allen 267.08mph Bonneville streamliner 1963 Fastest Chevy Engine
25.Scott Davis (Color me Gone) 266.553mph mod/street Loring 2015
26.Frank Gillebaard 265.400mph Mod/street Elvington 2006
26.1.Shane Stubbs (StubbsTredway) 265.291mph mod/street Loring 2019 (Naked (no fairing) world's best
27 Larry ?Spiderman? McBride (McBride Racing) 264.96mph top fuel drag bike 2019 Fastest wheel-driven drag bike
28.Bob Leppan (Gyronaut X-1) 264.437mph Bonneville Streamliner 1970 Fastest Triumph
29.Becci Ellis (Mick Ellis) 264.0mph mod/street Elvington 2014 World's fastest Grandmother
30.Jack Frost (Holeshot Busa) 263.912mph mod/street Elvington
31.Richard Assen (A-ward) 263.+++mph mod/street Bonneville 2011
32.Steve Bland 262.237mph Elvington UK 2018
33.Thomas Cronan..(DAS Perf) 262.161mph mod/street Loring 2011
34.Tom Gates 261.500mph mod/street Goliad 2010
35.Jorma Karjalainen.. (ANY10) 261.500 mod/street Finland 2012 Fastest in Finland
36.RASHID AL-HAJRI (MK Racing) 261.114mph Mod/Street Loring 2016
37.Hiro Kioso (Hiro Kioso)260.804mph Bonneville 2018 fastest sit-on Harley
38.Lee Shierts (Rich Yancy) 260.288mph mod/street Maxton 2005
39.Charlie Anstaett.(Dave Owen) 259.856mph mod/street Maxton 2008
40.John Noonan (Noonan/Derwin) 259.+++mph Bonneville mod/street
41.Greg Watters 258.1++mph mod/street Bonneville 2012
42.Mika Syren 257.900mph Elvington England 2014
43.MIKE GARCIA (Richard Sims) 256.7 mph, mod/street 2016
44.Jason McVicar..(Scott Guthrie) 256.+++mph mod/street Bonneville 2008
45.Jon Mininno (Jack Wilson) 256.+++mph Bonneville/LSR 1992
46.Steve Bland (sponsored by) 255.961mph Mod/street Elvington,UK 2016
47.Wayne Pollack.(Rich Yancy)255.543mph mod/street Maxton 2005
48.Housein Alsowaigh (Alsowaigh) 255.3 mph Mod/street Loring 2016
49.Korry Hogan 255.00mph ? mile Drag Valdosta 2011
50.Mark DeLuca (For-De-Kne) 254.+++mph mod/street Bonneville 2009 Fastest All-Motor
51.Ryan Ostergard 253.351mph mod/street Loring
52.Mark Seeley (Klawitter) 253.080mph LSR bike Bonneville 2012
53.Ben Beckert 252.806mph mod/street Goliad 2009
54.Ransom Holbrook (H&H Racing) 252.222 mph 2016 nitrous Busa Loring 1.5 mile
55.Brevon Scott ?251.816 mph?.Mod/street Loring 2016
56.Scott Guthrie (Rich Yancy) 251.134 mph mod/street Goliad 2004 (Record set @ age 60)
57.Steve Knecum..(Larry Forstall) 251.134 mph Mod/street Bonneville
58.Edward Petrozzi (2 BAR RACING) 250.274mph mod/street Loring 2014


Streamliner: Totally enclosed bodywork; the most aerodynamic.
LSR: Made specifically for Land Speed Racing, starting from scratch
Drag: Made for drag racing.
Mod/Street: a modified street bike.

Locations: Bonneville Utah, El Mirage CA, Loring MA, Maxton NC,
Goliad TX, Beeville TX, Wilmington OHIO and Valdosta GA are in the USA.
Elvington and Santa Pod are in England. Some Others are in Europe.
Bolivia salt desert

Copyright 2019 by
Scott Guthrie
All rights reserved

[Old-N-Slow]

Additions, corrections and deletions are welcomed !

There is only one(1) entry PER PERSON, and
"on board" timing - data, GPS etc is not included,
only off-board independent timing is used.

[dw230]

Scott,

I believe that #40 Greg Waters is spelled Greg WATTERS.

DW

[Old-N-Slow]

Thank you Dan...................I continually get Bonneville 200 MPH Club
member Greg Watters name misspelled ......................

[Queeziryder]

Hi Scott,

#14 is Eric Teboul from Biaritz in France. Hydrogen Peroxide rocket motor, thrust driven

Cheers
Neil

[Stainless1]

Did I miss Joe Amo on the list?

must be cause you're old... #18

[TrickyDicky]

A few comments/questions:

Was Chris Carr's speed achieved in 2006, given that his fastest record was set in 2009?

Valerie Thompson's DLRA record was at 328.467 mph.

Did Dan Kinsey reach 289 mph?  The fastest I can find is 286 mph.

Anyone got any more detail on "Johnny Allen 267.08mph ..."?  What event?  Did he set a record? etc.

Should Jim Feuling in 1997 with a 3-wheeled streamliner be included in this list??

[RidgeRunner]

Additions, corrections and deletions are welcomed !

Typo noted - Loring is in ME (Maine) not MA (Massachusetts).   

Driving the minimum roughly 400 road mile difference to get there just adds to the effort required to obtain those record speeds on the great course among all the great folks "up in the county".

Ed

[Old-N-Slow]

A few comments/questions:

Was Chris Carr's speed achieved in 2006, given that his fastest record was set in 2009?
(You may be right)

Valerie Thompson's DLRA record was at 328.467 mph.
(You are right - and I corrected above)

Did Dan Kinsey reach 289 mph?  The fastest I can find is 286 mph.
(S&S tells me they have the time slip)

Anyone got any more detail on "Johnny Allen 267.08mph ..."?  What event?  Did he set a record? etc.
(NO record, but it was in published sources at the time)

Should Jim Feuling in 1997 with a 3-wheeled streamliner be included in this list??
(I am open to discussion on this.  The SCTA does not have a "trike" class, nor does it have a class for 2 wheels in front. 
In todays market, yes Jims bike would be on here.  what WAS his best speed ?)

BTW, if three-wheelers are acceptable as motorcycles, that we have to accept the Breedlove 400+ car.

This what the FEULING web site lists.

Was this vehicle a car or a motorcycle, or ws it both?

RECORD    CLASS    VEHICLE - ENTRY    DRIVER    SPEED (MPH)    DATE    LOCATION
AMA    M/C    Feuling/Streamliner    Jim Feuling    288.550    11/97    Bonneville, UT
AMA    M/C    Feuling/Streamliner    Jim Feuling    293.433    11/97    Bonneville, UT
LSA    M/C OW    Feuling/Streamliner    Jim Feuling    332.103    11/97    Bonneville, UT
FIA    A II 10    Feuling/Streamliner    Jim Feuling    333.847    10/99    Bonneville, UT
USFRA    B/FS    Feuling/Streamliner    Mike Nish    344.114    09/01    Bonneville, UT



Notice that the two fastest records are in the CAR categories.

The two AMA Motorcycle records do NOT appear in the AMA records listing.

[interested bystander]

BOTH

[TrickyDicky]

Still looking for more about Johnny Allen 1963.

Google reveals surprisingly little, but I think I have learnt:

• Power came from a 351 ci Chevy V8
  
• Bike may have been known as "Big John"
  
• Top speed may have been 310 mph(!!), but unclear whether this is the claimed max achieved or the design speed
  
• Bike difficult to control at high speed, which may have been why there was no record set
  

It seems surprising that this team's efforts did not generate more publicity, either at the time or subsequently.

[Old-N-Slow]

One might have more luck looking for the builder of the bike:

Stormy Mangham, then running a small block Chevrolet in his motorcycle streamliner,

http://www.gyronautx1.com/live-updates/exhibition-runs-of-the-cannibal-v-ex-bill-martin-streamliner

[PorkPie]

This is a picture from Don Francisco of Big John - Hot Rod Magazine January 1964

[TrickyDicky]

Thanks for the Stormy Mangham search suggestion and photo of Big John.

Hot Rod magazine of January 1964 seems like a good source of information.  From there I understand:

• Runs were timed by USAC/Joe Petrali
• 267.08 mph was speed averaged over a mile
• There was another run at about 267 mph on the same day
• Date was probably October 2
• The team may have been aiming for 400 mph!

But who would have sanctioned a record and what class did Big John fit into?

[Old-N-Slow]

But who would have sanctioned a record and what class did Big John fit into?

Well, that must have been a question they were concerned about.

I think I remember other happenings on the salt that were timed,
and of course Joe Petrali timed for others, like the AAA.

So these are official times, taken on the Bonneville Salt Flats,
by a disinterested 3rd party.

At the time, the SCTA handed bike stuff to the AMA,
and the AMA had 1) no class for bikes with car engines, and
2) no class for over 3,000cc.

Same with FIM, presumably.......