Ron Cook
My Most Feared Moment in Racing
By: Ron Cook (CEO - Founder) 12 time world speed record holder and Guinness Record for "Survivor of the World's Fastest Motorcycle Crash -- 200MPH"
I chose my 1325 cc engine for the first meet, which was tuned for 285 horsepower, which was good for 206 MPH and an entry into the Muroc 2 Club.
What happened next was a complete surprise to me, a front wheel wobble started while I was in 4th gear. When I hit 2 bumps on the track at the one-mile mark, it was rapidly getting more pronounced and violent. My reaction was to tighten my grip on the handlebars and to apply more power to try and lighten the load on the front wheel so as to regain control of the severe headshake. I soon ran out of engine RPM and was running past redline while hitting my rev limiter. I wasn't able to improve my situation of the severe tank slapper, using the brakes or shifting into fifth gear were not options, for both would surely put me into the ground.
http://www.pureguts.com/sdm.asp?pg=stories&specific=1
原因は、ウォブル+ギャップ通過の合わせ技みたいですね。
300km/h近辺でのウォブルは、勘弁願いたいな。
200 MPH Motorcycle Crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTfKJFrUi9w