British team to crack 400mph land speed record

A UK team has been formed with the

intention of breaking the outright World

Motorcycle Land Speed Record.

Powertec Angelic Bulldog Project hopes to set a new world record when they make their attempt at Bonneville Salt Flats in Summer 2010.

The record stands

at 360.913mph for the kilometre, set by

Rocky Robinson in a machine called ‘Ack-

Attack’ on 26th September 2008.

The British hopefuls have built a machine powered by

an internal combustion engine supplied by

Powertec Engineering from Peterborough.

Their unique RPA-V8 Macroblock

engine, used in the Radical sports car, is

based around the top-ends from two Suzuki

Hayabusa engines. The 2.8L motor

produces 450bhp, with a maximum torque of

250 lb ft, and a rev limit of 10,500rpm.

Power is transmitted to a Quaife 6-speed

gearbox out of a Radical sports car. For the

record attempt, power will be boosted to

750bhp by nitrous oxide injection. Drive is to

both sides of the rear wheel by chain.

The bike will be a whopping 6.6m long, with completely

enclosed and streamlined to minimise

aerodynamic drag and achieve the target

speed. During the start of a run, small skids

are used to stabilise the bike until it is

balanced.

Project Manager and team rider, Gabriel Uttley,

has raced three times at Bonneville Salt Flats, the

scene of many record-breaking attempts.

Uttley hopes to become the first person to travel

at more than 400mph on two wheels and

bring the record back to Britain for the first

time since 1937.

Gabriel is assisted by members of the

Angelic Bulldog Association, which includes

specialists in motorbike design, fabrication,

aerodynamics, performance, modelling,

instrumentation, and other skills necessary to

the success of the project.

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For more information go to: www.angelicbulldog.org.uk