I am all in favour of this newish form of land speed racing that has sprung up at Maxton, Texas, Woodbridge and Elvington.
It gives newcomers to the world of land speed racing a good insight into the sport proper.
What I don't undertand is, how can people can claim a record for the standing mile when there is no direct comparison between the way these events are timed.
The speeds that we clock in these events are terminal speeds at the end of a standing start mile.
If you try to compare our speeds with the equivalent FIM AMA or ACU standing start mile speeds, they are way out due to the fact that their's are mean average speeds converted from the mean average time it takes to cover a standing start mile in both directions.
To give you an example, the British record for the standing start mile, for the class I ride in is 97.29mph, (OK I only ride a small bike
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At the last event I competed in a few weeks back I recorded 118.3mph at the end of a mile into a 17mph head wind.
It does'nt make me the new British record holder, now dose it.
Sam.