LSR for Harleys Harley Competition & Race Discuss LSR for Harleys in the Motorcycles forums; I've seen some post about Maxton and land speed records. I've also communicated with HarleyCruiser about going to Maxton this spring. I'm not familiar with Land speed racing. I was ...

[VRYQUIK]

I've seen some post about Maxton and land speed records. I've also communicated with HarleyCruiser about going to Maxton this spring.

I'm not familiar with Land speed racing. I was curious if there is a class for HD baggers? I saw an article with supposedly "The Worlds Fastest Bagger". It supposedly ran 147 mph boasting 150 hp.
http://www.partsmag.com/0611/pdf-0611/Drag_40_Project.pdf

Does anyone have any information on this?

Between the weight of the bike and my 6'4" 287 lbs and of course a fairing that pushes air like a Mack Truck, I wouldn't have a chance against smaller and lighter bikes.

[HarleyCruiser]

Vryquik, I am not an expert, I have never raced there, but pretty sure there is no separate category for baggers. That is a self proclaimed category.
You would compete in engine class, with similar engine modifications. IE; stock, modified, gas, push rod, streamline, un-faired ect.
And Maxton is different than Bonneville, so there are different records.
The nice thing about Maxton is it is very casual, lot of nice people, people just like us, that just like to go fast and build bikes in their garage.
A great place to see a lot of speed and cool bikes. You should plan on taking your bike, run it just for fun, or just watch.
If you get hooked then plan on a specialty class.
Try to find a class that has a record that you think you could break.
Buzz found a class that did not have any records so every time he and Dale ran they broke a record, how neat is that.
They ran in two different classes, so they both own one.
I don’t remember but think Dale ran in a smaller displacement class.
There are safety rules, and they change according to top MPH, things like wired axles, and certain bolts. Helmet requirements, and racing leathers, one that stuck out in my case was no solid front wheels, like on my Fatboy, they have to be at least 25pecent holed, or something like that. So I could not run with stock wheels.
And there are driver requirements, according to speed.
Here is the web link to the East Coast Timing Association.
Welcome to ECTA

[JayDee]

Go to the web site at www.ECTA-LSR.com and order the rule booke. Study them both for answers.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[Tbone]

There was a guy there, Harleycruiser knows about him, that had two nitrous bottles on the rear of a Harley; one for each cylinder. He broke his engine on the first run. I think HarleyCruiser put a picture up on the forum last year. I talked to him. He was a very nice guy and I hated that he broke. I wanted to see what he could do.
I hope I can go again this year. I don't run. I just follow smart people around and try not to look too out of place.