TT veteran and TV personality Guy Martin has broken the official Triumph speed record, reaching 274.2 mph in the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
The record was achieved on the final day of a practice week ahead of an attempt at the motorcycle land speed record, which stands at 376.363 mph. Martin and his team comfortably exceeded the previous official Triumph record of 245.667 mph, set 46 years ago.
“It’s good and we are moving in the right direction,” said Martin. “But it is just one step on the way to what me and team are here to do.”
The Triumph Infor Rocket features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction with two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1,000bhp at 9,000rpm. Standing 25.5 feet long, two feet wide and three feet tall, the motorcycle is powered by methanol fuel and competes in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) land speed record category.
With the five day test now complete, the team is due to return to Bonneville in the last week of August to attempt the world record, and potentially break the 400mph barrier.
An old joke I remember from the 1970s. How do you tell the difference in sound between a BSA and a Triumph:
A BSA goes BBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYEEEEEEEE!
A Triumph goes Tri Triii Triumm Triumf Triumph Umph Umph Umf Umf umf….
Seriously, well done to Guy, lovely to see things like this with such a high profile.
And well done to the folks at Triumph too!
Congratulations Guy and Triumph, good job.
I’m sure Burt Monroe was watching over you eh 🙂
This is the big one guy. Hammer down, stay safe , you can do this record . Good luck
Congrats to Guy and all at Triumph.
Not unbelievable !!!! Simply Mega!!!!!
Bring on 400mph
Hi there, hope it all goes well.
Guy, next time you are over Leeds way give me a shout, the kettles never cold.
It’ll be Yorkshire tea mind you.
Ian
Well done guy balls of steel. Hope you smash the record nxt time round