Triumph Motorcycles attempts a new record with Guy Martin

Triumph Motorcycles – Triumph Motorcycle has confirmed that it intends to return to the famous salt flat of Bonneville (USA) to break the current land speed record. Triumph's goal is to exceed the 376,363 mph threshold (approximately 605 km/h) using the Triumph Rocket Streamliner, a vehicle capable of delivering 1 bhp of power and created specifically for this project.

Piloting the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner around the track will be Guy Martin, driver of the Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man and holder of many speed records. Triumph will be able to count on the support of Infor, official partner of the 'Land Speed ​​Record 2016' project and a multinational specialized in the supply of Cloud solutions - and Belstaff. The Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner features a durable carbon Kevlar monocoque, designed to protect the rider and the two turbocharged Rocket III engines with which the streamliner is equipped. The engines are powered by methanol and produce a total power of 1.000 bhp at 9 rpm. The motorcycle is 000 meters long, just 7,77 meters wide and 0,6 meters high and will compete in the division C category (streamliner motorcycles).

The new attempt aims to bring back to Hinckley a title dear to Triumph, already holder of the record between 1955 and 1970, and the consequent title of World Fastest Motorcycle. The Triumph streamliners that contributed to this title are: the Devil's Arrow, the Texas Cee-gar, the Dudek Streamliner and the Gyronaut . The current record is held by Rocky Robinson who in 2010 reached 376,363 mph (605,697 km/h) aboard the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner.