The following records were made by NEDRA Members at sanctioned land speed events organized by official land speed racing organizations and tracks. The track class and NEDRA class/div will both be listed.
Class, Division
Vehicle, Driver, Owner, Sponsor
Course Type, Length
Speed
Timing Authority, Event, Location, Date
NEDRA:MC/A2
Sylent
Driver: Kerry Manning
Standing Start 0.5 Mile
125.77mph
0.5 Mile
Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack, CO
June 16, 2018
NEDRA:PS/A2
Sylent
Driver: Kerry Manning
Standing Start 0.5 Mile
136.2mph
0.5 Mile
Frost Range Airport, CO
Sept 8, 2017
LTA:APS/E-A3 NEDRA:SMC/A3
E-BUSA
Driver: Frank John
Owner: Frank John
Standing Start 1.5 Mile
204.576mph
1.5 Mile
200.176mph
1.0 Mile
Loring Timing Association
2017 Maine
July 15, 2017
MPS/E-A3
Driver: Frank John
Owner: Frank John
Standing Start 1.5 mile
201.645 1.0 mile 206.847
1.5 mile
Harvest Event
Sept. 4, 2016
APS/E-A2
Electracutioner Driver: Jeff
Disinger Owner: Jeff Disinger
The Texas Mile
Beeville, TX
Chase Field
March 24, 2012
LTA:---/E NEDRA:SC/A 284.2V NiCad
Street Legal Porsche
Driver: Dave Cover
Owner: Dave Cover
Sponsor: Position Available
Standing Start 1.5 Mile
112.10 mph
Loring Timing Association
2011 Maine Event
Loring AFB
July 16, 2011
Owner and Driver must be NEDRA Member to apply.
Land Speed Racing News
FRANK JOHN BREAKS 200 mph
Record Setting in Maine:
After participating in the July "Maine Event" at the old Loring Air
Force Base, I returned over Labor Day weekend for the final LTA land
speed racing "Harvest Event" of the year. This was with my 2004
Suzuki Hayabusa conversion which uses a Remy HVH250 motor, Rinehart
Motion Systems PM100DX controller and Lonestar "Sleeper" cells. I
had collected enough data in July to know that 200 mph was possible and
I formulated a plan to try to achieve that. Max power can't change
much so I focused on improving aerodynamics.
I had raced in July
with the bike in totally street trim (mirrors are removed per rules)
including a double-bubble windscreen and cut-down seat. I replaced
these with the stock items per recommendations from other 'Busa racers.
I also moved the stock "clip-on" style handlebars inboard as much as
possible and kept the replacement front fender (permissible in virtually
all racing organizations' rules). I refabricated my top cover
(where the gas tank would normally be) to make it a bit narrower which
would keep my knees out of the wind more, and finished up by taping over
seams in the bodywork. The only mechanical change I made was
gearing down a couple of teeth (up numerically) to try to reach top
speed quicker.
My wife Shari and I drove to the track on Thursday
afternoon and we helped finish setup Friday morning. Racing
started Friday afternoon and I made one 165 mph pass as a shakedown run.
I experimented a bit with riding positions on this pass: everyone has
opinions about what works best! I decided to focus on remaining as
comfortable as possible without sliding back too far; this worked for me
in July and I felt this was safest. Saturday had a noticeable
headwind coming pretty much straight down the track. I worked
Timing until noon then got relieved so I could make some runs. The
LTA times at both the 1.0 mile and 1.5 mile and I ran a 191.3/196.4 mph
on the first pass. I recharged and went out again an hour or so
later and ran 195.3/199.8 mph into the same wind. The difference
was that the warmer pack yielded higher power.
On Sunday morning
I was preparing to start up Timing (my usual volunteer position) but we
had extra help so I was encouraged to suit up. There wasn't much
wind and it was warming up, turning into a real nice day. I made a
pass then drove the 2.5 miles back to the pits where I hooked up the
charger, then radioed Shari to ask my approximate speeds (she was
helping out at Timing). When she came back with "199 and 205" I
just about flipped. I knew it was a good pass but I wasn't
expecting that! The mile speed was actually 199.856 which I'm told
had everyone at the start line groaning after it was announced.
After recharging I made my final pass recording speeds of
201.645/206.847 mph. I knew it was a good pass: the bike performed
flawlessly and I concentrated on staying "under the paint" as much as
possible. I think that with another gearing change that I can
improve the mile speed but there's not much left in it after that
without changing to streamlined "land speed" bodywork. That's
something that I'll have to think about over the winter. Going
that fast is both exciting and scary at the same time. The track
is smooth and well-marked, and proper speed-rated sport-bike tires
provide confidence but there's always the element of uncertainty.
Going fast is definitely a rush though.
The equipment I use is
outstanding. The Remy/Rinehart combination seems to be
bullet-proof and the Sleeper cells typically stayed within .015V of each
other all weekend. They obviously give good power. As far as
I can determine this is the first time a street-legal EV with stock
bodywork has gone 200 mph in the standing start mile.
NEDRA Land Speed News (Aug 30, 2014) - Northeast Director Frank John brought his converted 2004 Hayabusa to the Loring Timing Association's 2014 Harvest Event. This is a street legal motorcycle that he rides on a regular basis and the first time he's ridden at faster speeds. He reports the bike is very stable and capable of higher speeds. The runs reported here were made back-to-back with "street" gearing and Frank estimates he would gain about 15 hp with LSR gearing and a fully-charged pack.
E-BUSA by Frank John
NEDRA Land Speed News (May 17, 2014) - Assault and Battery achieved 165.5 miles/hr. from a Standing Start at Ellington Field in Houston, TX during The US Mile's Houston Mile Spring Event.
Also impressive was the 1/4 mile speed of 145.6mph. This was the first attempt at the long course by Assault and Battery
Present were Adam Clark, Keith Howard, John Metric and Nathan Metric
NEDRA Land Speed News (July 29, 2012) - KillaJoule achieved 188 miles/hr. at Loring Timing Association speed trials.
Bill Dube and Eva Hakansson and their KillaJoule
Land speed Racer
NEDRA Land Speed News (July 29, 2012) - KillaJoule achieved 188 miles/hr. at Loring Timing Association speed trials.
Eva Hakansson and Bill Dube from the KillaCycle Racing Team took their KillaJoule streamliner to the Loring Timing Association speed trials last week, setting a top speed of 188.063 mph (302.6 km/h) on 1.5 mile track and 164.130 mph (264.1 km/h) on the 1 mile track. The KillaJoule is a fully streamlined electric sidecar motorcycle, and currently the world’s fastest electric sidecar.
NEDRA Land Speed News (March 24, 2012) - DC Plasma achieved 155.0 miles/hr. from a Standing Start at Chase Field AFB in Beeville, TX during The Texas Mile Spring Event.
NEDRA Land Speed News (July 16, 2011) - Dave Cover drives his Porsche to 112mph from a Standing Start at Loring Air Force Base in Maine, USA during The Maine 2011 Event.
Land Speed Racing History
In 1974, Roger Hedlund took Battery Box to Bonneville and established a new land speed record for electric cars of 175.061 MPH. This record held for two decades.
The Current Class 2 Electric Streamliner record is 213.084 MPH set in 1997 by the late Ed Rannberg in his "Lightning Rod."
Current Class 3 Electric Streamliner record is 314.958 MPH set in 2004 by Roger Schroer in Ohio State's "Buckeye Bullet" 'liner