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Title: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: Raitsa on June 16, 2012, 09:08:35 AM

Finnish driver Jorma Karjalainen on a Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo, representing team ANY10, run 253,85 mp/h (408,54 km/h) on a standing mile in Finland 14.6.2012.

More (finnish language) info at:
http://www.mpmaailma.fi/uutinen/408-kmh#.T9pM8XGYFWg.facebook

ANY10 website:
http://www.facebook.com/EnitenOy
http://www.eniten.fi/

(http://www.mpmaailma.fi/sites/default/files/imagecache/spotlight_homepage_scaled/media/pictures/pyorat-tekniikka/jorma-karjalainen-superjorma.jpg)

(http://px6.streetfire.net/0002/89/35/2039853_300.jpg)

(http://px6.streetfire.net/0002/89/45/2039854_300.jpg)

There is an airport standing mile event in progress in Finland today as we speak, lets see what the result is from today.
The team is confident that the speed will be improved today...

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: SPARKY on June 16, 2012, 09:55:23 AM

intresting turbo placement

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: WOODY@DDLLC on June 16, 2012, 12:50:34 PM

Sparky, it looks like a drag to exhaust thrust flux convertor to me!  :-o

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: racer on June 16, 2012, 05:13:44 PM

Great job.....

Thanks for posting.....

Ray

Quote from: Raitsa on June 16, 2012, 09:08:35 AM

Finnish driver Jorma Karjalainen on a Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo, representing team ANY10, run 253,85 mp/h (408,54 km/h) on a standing mile in Finland 14.6.2012.

More (finnish language) info at:
http://www.mpmaailma.fi/uutinen/408-kmh#.T9pM8XGYFWg.facebook

ANY10 website:
http://www.facebook.com/EnitenOy
http://www.eniten.fi/

(http://www.mpmaailma.fi/sites/default/files/imagecache/spotlight_homepage_scaled/media/pictures/pyorat-tekniikka/jorma-karjalainen-superjorma.jpg)

(http://px6.streetfire.net/0002/89/35/2039853_300.jpg)

(http://px6.streetfire.net/0002/89/45/2039854_300.jpg)

There is an airport standing mile event in progress in Finland today as we speak, lets see what the result is from today.
The team is confident that the speed will be improved today...

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: stay`tee on June 16, 2012, 05:50:55 PM

"back to the future" thinking, 8-),, that turbo is mounted directly onto the standard air intake plenium,,, old school concept, :wink:,

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: Raitsa on June 18, 2012, 02:31:56 AM

Team Any10 warming their landspeeder at Halli airfield on the 16th of June 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mls9H3IZc0& (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mls9H3IZc0&)

Some gremlins showed up and the bike did not make any new personal records that day.

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: Dr Goggles on June 18, 2012, 04:38:42 AM

Hmmmm, comes with heated handgrips ! :-D

Big speed, outside the square set-up. Nice work.

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: sabat on June 18, 2012, 10:06:13 AM

Fantastic work, congrats!   :cheers:

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: Raitsa on July 01, 2012, 03:52:41 AM

Now the bike has gone 420.76km/h (260.98mph), with definite room for improvement still.

The bike has about 600hp.

Story in finnish language:
http://www.mpmaailma.fi/uutinen/moottoripyorien-uusi-nopeusennatys-420-kmh

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: Raitsa on July 01, 2012, 08:31:13 AM

I stand corrected, the real speed seems to be 261,5mph.

4th fastest in the world im the standing mile.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGL_L2WoNA

Title: Re: Finnish Kawasaki ZZR1400 Turbo runs 253,85mp/h on a standing mile
Post by: SPARKY on July 01, 2012, 09:28:57 AM

Geez  :evil:  how boring  :evil:  no dram at all!!  just a nice Sunday afternoon spin at your local air park   :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: