Lightning Motors sets electric motorcycle world land speed record at Bonneville

**frodus** · 01 September 2010

Take it offline. You're coming off as an enraged gorilla just looking for a fight. I have a very low tolerance for that stuff.

I'm just asking you to keep the drama OFF THE BOARD. Please respect that request. Stick to the technical stuff.

teddillard · 01 September 2010

Totally with you, Travis. This is ridiculous.

**eracebike.com** · 01 September 2010

Heres technical for ya... exactly as my first post.... Hatfield does not have an FIM record and the race is not done yet

**frodus** · 01 September 2010

That I have no problem with, but watch it.

**eracebike.com** · 01 September 2010

can i call Dube a doushebag?..... Please?... PLEASE?

**frodus** · 01 September 2010

No. I don't think you're getting it.

Maybe a day away from the forum will help you.....

**billmi** · 02 September 2010

Well said, Travis.

**gasfreeearth** · 02 September 2010

Woah, what happened here. I thought trash talking was on those uneducated redneck car/motorcycle forums, not elmoto? What happened here? Did some of us lose some maturity over the weekend? Please look for it and get it back, please! We're not used to this here.

**killacycle** · 02 September 2010

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/raci...czysz-preview/

It is back and forth. Hatfield has reported a 176 mph pass.

The high altitude really helps the electrics, while it tends to slow down the internal combustion folks by robbing them of HP.

I'm not sure what the AMA or the FIM rules are for a motorcycle to be in the "production" class, but in the SCTA there must be at _least_ 500 of them made. (I would guess that AMA and FIM have similar requirements for the "production" classification.) There is only one prototype Lightning and I don't know anything about what Czycz is riding, but I suspect that there are not yet 500 of them produced. Thus, I think the reporter likely is mistaken about the specific classification of the vehicles.