Flying Mile Record Broken. Ummm...about those tires

Doesn't it seem odd that the 'GP Racing Tire' that he was using is a rain tire if you're doing high speed runs generating a ton of heat?
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/biker-idris-elba-motorcycle-land-speed-record

 

Not sure how well a slick would work on sand.

 

Why are they doing it on sand to begin with?

 

It

It's England. They dont a couple miles of salt flat or straight pavement in the whole place. Apparently.

 

Ocean beaches has been a traditional source of long, consistent, surface for land speed records. The trick is to find a line just between where it's too losse, and too wet.

 

i’m so confused by this post. i’m pretty sure koenigsegg, bugatti, even the UGR lambos have gone faster than this. not to mention bonneville.

why is this the record for the mile?


and lol at “black engine oil”

 

On sand?
In England?
That's why it's a record

 

Or see "the World's Fastest Indian"

 

It's poorly written, this is the record on that beach. The same bike will go a lot faster on pavement. The rain tires are for siping the wet sand. That's hauling the mail in wet sand, that's a hell of a lot of resistance!

 

shit. i set a fastest speed record on my way to work this morning. april 11th 2019, the second lane from the right while it was 45° at 6:43am... fastest i’ve gone under those conditions.

 

Aren't bustas doing like 250+ in the standing mile on pavement.

 

they don't

 

Because they don't have a big salt flat/dry lake like Bonneville to play on

 

Sign me up. I could drop to 125lbs, saddle me up and I'll go 400 mph on two wheels... in a straight line if posible.

 

We spent a lot of time on Bonneville playing over the years and learned a lot. We used to use rain rears and a front DOT but blistering at 160 plus was always a possibility with a rain rear. So we switched over to this DOT rear and a DOT Supercorsa front.

 

That's cool. I imagine there's a ton of stuff that you don't think about but learn quick. I'm guessing on sand there's a fine line between too hot and too cold depending on moisture. The friction and wear on the tire must vary dramatically depending on conditions. I'll bet pavement is a lot simpler than sand or salt to figure out.

 

If you go to youtube and search the Texas Mile 2019, a street legal Ford GT went 300mph in the mile, thats awesome!

 

No.

 

On dirt?

 

The way that article was written conveyed much of the britishness of that deal and it was definitely annoying.