Triumph sets New World Record at the Salt Flats

james1300 · 10-23-2012, 06:48 AM

Desalvo Does it!>>http://rideatriumph.com/disalvo-conq...he-salt-flats/

DiSalvo Conquers the Salt Flats!
Jason DiSalvo and his Rocket III set new world record at Bonneville.
Latus Motors Racing rider Jason DiSalvo set new AMA and FIM land-speed racing records at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats with a Rocket III Roadster, fielded by the Hot Rod Conspiracy/Carpenter Racing team. He ran in the Modified (normally) Aspirated Fuel (MAF) class for motorcycles up to 3,000cc’s. DiSalvo’s initial run was 175.998mph, and his return run was 172.587mph for an average, world-record-setting speed of 174.276mph (280.470kph) for the flying mile and 174.880mph (281.443kph) for the flying kilometer. What’s amazing is this Rocket is fully streetable, using one of Bob Carpenter’s 240hp over-the-counter performance kits. The records are subject to FIM Ratification and anticipated to be reviewed during their November meeting in Valencia, Spain.

The Triumph Rocket III already holds the record as the largest-displacement production motorcycle in history, but, apparently, one record wasn’t enough. At least that was the feeling of Latus Motors Racing’s Jason DiSalvo and the Hot Rod Conspiracy/Carpenter Racing team. Their fully streetable, 240hp Rocket III recently set new AMA and FIM land speed records at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats, proving Triumph’s 2300cc powerhouse truly lives up to its name.

Juilin · 10-23-2012, 07:27 AM

Must be pretty wild going 175mph on a naked bike.

Worldtraveller · 10-23-2012, 07:49 AM

Look at the salt caked up on the front of that thing!

Burphel · 10-23-2012, 08:32 AM

*MAF3000

james1300 · 10-23-2012, 08:47 AM

Even better pic here!>>
Desalvo Does it!>>http://rideatriumph.com/disalvo-conq...he-salt-flats/

RC51 · 10-23-2012, 09:16 AM

Is that class only for naked bikes? I'm thinking a naturally aspirated busa, zx-14 or a number current liter bikes could go that fast (and they have)

Juilin · 10-23-2012, 09:26 AM

I was thinking naked bikes.

RedVFR · 10-23-2012, 05:38 PM

One wonders how it would do with a fairing on it....

varment · 10-23-2012, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by RC51

Is that class only for naked bikes? I'm thinking a naturally aspirated busa, zx-14 or a number current liter bikes could go that fast (and they have)

Guess they need to go to the salt flats and get it official... although the speed of 376.363mph was set in 2010 by a motorcycle using two Suzuki engines... Current liter and liter plus bikes are limited to 188mph

KNanthrup · 10-23-2012, 09:10 PM

Hmm yeah wonder what the exact ruling is on that

PeteN95 · 10-24-2012, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by varment

Guess they need to go to the salt flats and get it official... although the speed of 376.363mph was set in 2010 by a motorcycle using two Suzuki engines... Current liter and liter plus bikes are limited to 188mph

Bill Warner did 311mph on a non streamliner ("sit on") motorcycle powered by a single turbo Hayabusa motor last year and he did it in only 1.5 miles!?!

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=45396

VFRtard · 10-24-2012, 01:02 PM

I'm thinking some of you are missing the fact that the triumph was on salt.

slugsgomoo · 10-24-2012, 01:13 PM

Talking to a group of friends who race cars on the salt, they say it feels like driving on a grated bridge deck and the car kind of wants to wander around. Plus the ground is softer, and there's very little traction to actually put power down.

Throw in the part that Bonneville is over 4,000 feet in altitude and usually damn hot during speed week, and there's a reason that a bike that'll do 180+ on pavement will go substantially slower up there.

PeteN95 · 10-24-2012, 02:10 PM

It's slick, but you have plenty of space to get up to speed.

ZREX MIKE · 10-24-2012, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by slugsgomoo

Talking to a group of friends who race cars on the salt, they say it feels like driving on a grated bridge deck and the car kind of wants to wander around. Plus the ground is softer, and there's very little traction to actually put power down.

Throw in the part that Bonneville is over 4,000 feet in altitude and usually damn hot during speed week, and there's a reason that a bike that'll do 180+ on pavement will go substantially slower up there.

Gettin' it done at Bonneville is a whole different game.

Clutchless45 · 10-25-2012, 07:16 AM

Hey!!! He finally won something! LOL

gatecrasher · 10-25-2012, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by ZREX MIKE

Gettin' it done at Bonneville is a whole different game.

Why would they call it a World record if you can only do it at Bonneville.

Huge Congratulations to the Team, pushing the limits just because you can.

PeteN95 · 10-25-2012, 01:50 PM

Bonneville is just one of the best places to set speed records because it is large and flat. The current overall land speed record is held by Thrust 2 and was done at the Black Rock Desert in NV. For many years Daytona Beach was the site of choice.

gatecrasher · 10-25-2012, 04:56 PM

I get it why Bonneville is a good place to do this, no trucks, cars, trees, mothers pushing kids in prams and cyclists to mess you up

Is the World record for the fastest Rocket III or is it the class of bike ? The Rocket is fuel injected and has a LARGE displacement so I can understand why it would be difficult to get a Busa or ZX14 to these RWHP figures without a turbo/fuel change. Is this class only for naked bikes ?

Is the sub 180mph more to do with the bikes aero, salt surface, altitude or a combination of all three ?

I just want to understand what the Team where up against. Also 240hp for a 4k engine kit seems cheap, I bet they had a few other mods

Squidward · 10-25-2012, 05:04 PM

i honestly dont see why a vmaxx couldnt beat this pretty easily


10-23-2012, 06:48 AM	#1
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Triumph sets New World Record at the Salt Flats Desalvo Does it!>>http://rideatriumph.com/disalvo-conq...he-salt-flats/ DiSalvo Conquers the Salt Flats! Jason DiSalvo and his Rocket III set new world record at Bonneville. Latus Motors Racing rider Jason DiSalvo set new AMA and FIM land-speed racing records at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats with a Rocket III Roadster, fielded by the Hot Rod Conspiracy/Carpenter Racing team. He ran in the Modified (normally) Aspirated Fuel (MAF) class for motorcycles up to 3,000cc’s. DiSalvo’s initial run was 175.998mph, and his return run was 172.587mph for an average, world-record-setting speed of 174.276mph (280.470kph) for the flying mile and 174.880mph (281.443kph) for the flying kilometer. What’s amazing is this Rocket is fully streetable, using one of Bob Carpenter’s 240hp over-the-counter performance kits. The records are subject to FIM Ratification and anticipated to be reviewed during their November meeting in Valencia, Spain. The Triumph Rocket III already holds the record as the largest-displacement production motorcycle in history, but, apparently, one record wasn’t enough. At least that was the feeling of Latus Motors Racing’s Jason DiSalvo and the Hot Rod Conspiracy/Carpenter Racing team. Their fully streetable, 240hp Rocket III recently set new AMA and FIM land speed records at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats, proving Triumph’s 2300cc powerhouse truly lives up to its name. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter Last edited by james1300; 10-23-2012 at 07:01 AM..


10-23-2012, 07:27 AM	#2
Juilin Captain Pubic Joined: Aug 2012 From: Seattle I Ride: Ninja 650 or somebody elses.	Must be pretty wild going 175mph on a naked bike. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-23-2012, 07:49 AM	#3
Worldtraveller Pit Crew Joined: Jun 2012 From: Everett, WA I Ride: Wearing ears.	Look at the salt caked up on the front of that thing! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-23-2012, 08:32 AM	#4
Burphel Licensed Joined: Jan 2010 From: Clarkston, WA I Ride: Triumph Bonneville T100	MAF3000 __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook* and Twitter


10-23-2012, 08:47 AM	#5
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Even better pic here!>> Desalvo Does it!>>http://rideatriumph.com/disalvo-conq...he-salt-flats/ __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-23-2012, 09:16 AM	#6
RC51 Streetfighter Joined: Mar 2008 From: Kingston I Ride: the short bus ....... with your mom in the back.	Is that class only for naked bikes? I'm thinking a naturally aspirated busa, zx-14 or a number current liter bikes could go that fast (and they have) __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-23-2012, 09:26 AM	#7
Juilin Captain Pubic Joined: Aug 2012 From: Seattle I Ride: Ninja 650 or somebody elses.	I was thinking naked bikes. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-23-2012, 05:38 PM	#8
RedVFR Fast, Easy, and Old Fashioned Joined: Sep 2006 From: Spokane I Ride: DR650	One wonders how it would do with a fairing on it.... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-23-2012, 09:10 PM	#10
KNanthrup Shredder Joined: Jul 2008 From: Issaquah, WA I Ride: '09 CBR1000RR. '95 R1100GS	Hmm yeah wonder what the exact ruling is on that __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-24-2012, 01:02 PM	#12
VFRtard Pit Crew Joined: Feb 2008 From: Bremerton I Ride: 1400cc of Sentinel fury	I'm thinking some of you are missing the fact that the triumph was on salt. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-24-2012, 01:13 PM	#13
slugsgomoo Licensed Joined: Jul 2008 From: Bremerton, WA I Ride: 2009 Triumph Speed Triple	Talking to a group of friends who race cars on the salt, they say it feels like driving on a grated bridge deck and the car kind of wants to wander around. Plus the ground is softer, and there's very little traction to actually put power down. Throw in the part that Bonneville is over 4,000 feet in altitude and usually damn hot during speed week, and there's a reason that a bike that'll do 180+ on pavement will go substantially slower up there. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-24-2012, 02:10 PM	#14
PeteN95 Joined: Jan 2008 From: Muk, WA Blog Entries: 4 I Ride: fast, except on the road.	It's slick, but you have plenty of space to get up to speed. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-25-2012, 07:16 AM	#16
Clutchless45 Permit Joined: Apr 2012 From: Oak Harbor I Ride: 00 RC51 #1119 / 97 CBR 600 F3	Hey!!! He finally won something! LOL __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-25-2012, 01:50 PM	#18
PeteN95 Joined: Jan 2008 From: Muk, WA Blog Entries: 4 I Ride: fast, except on the road.	Bonneville is just one of the best places to set speed records because it is large and flat. The current overall land speed record is held by Thrust 2 and was done at the Black Rock Desert in NV. For many years Daytona Beach was the site of choice. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-25-2012, 04:56 PM	#19
gatecrasher Pit Crew Joined: Oct 2007 From: Miles from here I Ride: badly	I get it why Bonneville is a good place to do this, no trucks, cars, trees, mothers pushing kids in prams and cyclists to mess you up Is the World record for the fastest Rocket III or is it the class of bike ? The Rocket is fuel injected and has a LARGE displacement so I can understand why it would be difficult to get a Busa or ZX14 to these RWHP figures without a turbo/fuel change. Is this class only for naked bikes ? Is the sub 180mph more to do with the bikes aero, salt surface, altitude or a combination of all three ? I just want to understand what the Team where up against. Also 240hp for a 4k engine kit seems cheap, I bet they had a few other mods __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


10-25-2012, 05:04 PM	#20
Squidward Shredder Joined: Feb 2007 From: Seattle, WA I Ride: '98 Valkyrie, '75 CB400F Cafe	i honestly dont see why a vmaxx couldnt beat this pretty easily __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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