Hi,
I'm a UK rider who spent this years speed week with the Wally Kohler team and had a ball, great lads made me very welcome. Even got to drive the recovery truck on the salt for a few runs, up close and personal to the action.
Currently working on a bike to challenge 6 British land speed records for 1 hour, 6 hours 12 hours, 10 kms, 100 kms and 1000kms, with a date set for 11th April 2018.
Building at least one bike to run on the salt next year as well, one a M-VG, 1954 Monet Goyon S2G Autocycle, i think this class possible has the lowest speed record, but thankfully due to its small size and weight will be cheaper to ship out.
If all goes well might have a second bike ready as well.
Main ambition is for a streamliner for 2019, and am drawing it up for submission for technical approval currently. Will build it once out of normal tube to learn to drive it and obviously fall on my side a lot, then build it again with all the learning out of CDS tube.
I am finding it hard to get detail on how the parachute systems work on bikes when they are packed into tubes, as i need this for the design, and on the various chute websites there are dire warnings about using tube mountings, any advise, drawings etc much appreciated.
Look forward to meeting more of you again next year.