Chris Carr Goes 300 MPH
Carr pilots the BUB #7 streamliner in excess of 300 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats for the first time during the practice sessions for the upcoming FIM Motorcycle International Speed Trials by BUB.
Ford Quality Checked Certified Pre-owned backed Chris Carr, the current Twins division points leader on the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship tour, took some time off this week to stretch his legs a bit – to the tune of 300-plus mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats!
Carr’s foray into the world of land speed records began earlier this summer with the BUB team, actually towing the streamliner for the first few times out at 60 mph behind a truck just to get the feel of the unique ride.
It was unreal, said the seven-time AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship champion. It took us 2.6 miles to hit 300, then another mile and three-quarters to slow down.
- Chris Carr
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Since then Carr has been back to the Salt Flats on several occasions, gradually making his way up to NASCAR-like speeds before hitting 243 mph early in July.
This week we stepped it up. The record’s 323 mph and, ultimately, this BUB streamliner has the potential to run in the 330s (mph).
-Chris Carr
For more information on the Sept. 3-7 FIM Motorcycle International Speed Trials by BUB, link to: www.speedtrialsbybub.com. After completing his testing at Bonneville Carr and the Ford Quality Checked team returned to action at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md., and won Round Ten of the 2006 AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship.
The current AMA/Ford Quality Checked Flat Track champion, winningest active racer in the sport with 73 wins and seven AMA/Ford QC Flat Track championship titles, the Chris Carr legend continues. For more information on Chris Carr, visit his website at www.chriscarr.com.
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