NZ land speed record?

**uksteve** · 27th July 2008, 19:20

Hi Just wondering if any one knows what the NZ motorcycle land speed record is. When and where, by who and on what bike?

**Nasty** · 27th July 2008, 19:22

googled this

http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Awards/records.htm

**uksteve** · 27th July 2008, 19:28

Thanks for that Nasty, looks like its only for four wheels

**dangerous** · 27th July 2008, 19:31

Originally Posted by uksteve

Hi Just wondering if any knows what the NZ motorcyle land speed record is. When and where, by who and on what bike?

well I hold it on the scargill inland road on a Busa...

**Steve Gauge** · 27th July 2008, 19:35

Hi I think it was Brian Bernard on Suzuki NewZealands Hayabusa , from memory they only got around 314km cant rember the exact year but around six years ago , in the Sth island some where maybe Christchurch

**uksteve** · 27th July 2008, 19:38

Dangerous thats impressive. What is the criteria required and how is it timed?

**CB ARGH** · 27th July 2008, 19:38

Originally Posted by Steve Gauge

Hi I think it was Brian Bernard on Suzuki NewZealands Hayabusa , from memory they only got around 314km cant rember the exact year but around six years ago , in the Sth island some where maybe Christchurch

Only 314...

**MyGSXF:Me** · 27th July 2008, 19:42

Phil Garrett got the sidecar record.. 264ks.. "On 12 July 2005 on a cold winter's morning in Chertsey, South Canterbury, the Flying Kiwi team broke both the World and New Zealand Land Speed Records for 1000cc sidecars over a flying kilometre"

**dangerous** · 27th July 2008, 19:44

Originally Posted by uksteve

Dangerous thats impressive. What is the criteria required and how is it timed?

'criteria' thats easy... ya mate gets a migrain and takes a car home, so I ride his busa the next day... ya open tha taps wide and hang on for ya life... timing was done by my arse cheaks squesing the hell out of the seat (pinch marks still noticable on seat) and by watching the speedo go nuts

**dangerous** · 27th July 2008, 19:47

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Phil Garrett got the sidecar record.. 264ks.. "On 12 July 2005 on a cold winter's morning in Chertsey, South Canterbury, the Flying Kiwi team broke both the World and New Zealand Land Speed Records for 1000cc sidecars over a flying kilometre"

No he didnt... Glen Hayward was faster on the day

**uksteve** · 27th July 2008, 19:47

Originally Posted by dangerous

'criteria' thats easy... ya mate gets a migrain and takes a car home, so I ride his busa the next day... ya open tha taps wide and hang on for ya life... timing was done by my arse cheaks squesing the hell out of the seat (pinch marks still noticable on seat) and by watching the speedo go nuts

A man of many talents

**dangerous** · 27th July 2008, 19:49

Originally Posted by uksteve

A man of many talents

sorry and cheers man

**Madness** · 27th July 2008, 19:54

This was done on Aussie soil by Kiwi's.

Also check this out, from a local sprint meeting.

I believe the official NZ land speed record for motorcycles still stands at 307km/hr.

**RC1** · 27th July 2008, 20:05

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/...ectid=10520028

**koba** · 27th July 2008, 20:07

Originally Posted by uksteve

Hi Just wondering if any knows what the NZ motorcycle land speed record is. When and where, by who and on what bike?

I think it belongs to John Hepburn.

A quote from Kickaha:

"Around March 2000, John Hepburn of Timaru set a new NZ land speed record of 307.447km in a run in Southland near Edendale on a Hayabusa"

Can anyone confirm?

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