Pete Jackson Injected Joe Smith Drag Bike

 

Pete Jackson Injected Joe Smith Drag Bike

DRAG BIKE RACING IN BRITAIN BOOK REVIEW

Here is an extract from the review: "With the Festive Season fast approaching, Drag Bike Racing in Britain should be placed immediately at the top of the Christmas list of any drag bike fan, or indeed any drag racing fan.

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Aaron Equipment and AEK Packaging Sponsor Battery-Powered Drag Bike

 

Bensenville, IL – September, 2010 – The Orange County Chopper’s team has done it again. They have designed and built a bike that has broken the record for the fastest electric-powered drag bike in the world. Yes, we said “electric-powered” motorcycle. The historical accomplishment was recorded at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA on September 24, 2010.

The “Lawless Electric Drag Bike” was sponsored by Aaron Equipment Company and AEK Packaging. Larry “Spiderman” McBride piloted the 363 volt, 4000 amp electric bike to a 7.469 second ET, 177 MPH quarter mile pass breaking the 176 mph land speed record for a battery-powered motorcycle. The bike, which is owned by Shawn Lawless (owner of Lawless Industries) puts out over 600 horsepower, contains an electric DC drive system, a GE 13-inch Motor and 1,980 A123 battery cells.

The drag bike itself is unique in two ways: 1) its record-breaking speed; and 2) the eco-friendliness of the battery-operated power that generates that speed. Indeed, its series of rechargeable batteries creates in excess of 600 horsepower. As result, the Lawless Electric Drag Bike is transforming the typical weak and slow view of battery-operated power into one of strength and lightning quickness.
It’s fitting then that Aaron Equipment Company and AEK Packaging have been personally asked by Orange County Choppers to serve as two of the bike’s main sponsors. That invitation came partly as a result of the companies’ past relationship with the custom motorcycle manufacturer who unveiled the “Aaron Bike” in 2008. More importantly, however, it arose from what the bike represents. The two companies, which are industry leaders in providing new and used packaging and process equipment, are effecting a transformation of their own. Like the motorbike they’re sponsoring, they’re changing the way individuals think and feel about used equipment – as a viable alternative with a new standard of quality that’s both “greener” and more economical than new.

“The reason we sponsored the bike is that it reflects what we are about as a company,” explains KC Christensen of AEK Packaging. “We’re all about quality, speed and ‘going green’. We provide the highest quality used equipment in the industry because we have the same buying criteria as our customers do. At the same time, we offer the ‘fastest’ solution for our customer’s production needs and shortest time-to-market because all of our inventory is immediately available for shipment and doesn’t need to be rebuilt. Most new equipment takes 16 to 20 weeks for delivery and still has not been tested in a production environment. Because packaging changes so rapidly, we’ll even rent our equipment to companies only for the time they need it, and you can’t get any greener or economical than that. If you think about it…every plant in the world runs on used equipment!”

Already Fast, Motorcycle Class Brings More Speed and Fan Excitement to Atlanta Motor Speedway's Friday Night Drags presented by ACDelco

 

Highlighted by speed, precision and the accompanying reckless demeanor, motorcycle drag racing is a fan favorite and the return of the event to this week's Friday Night Drags presented by ACDelco at Atlanta Motor Speedway should be no exception.

After professionally racing motorcycles for 25 years, Locust Grove's Roy Schwarz knows why fans love the motorcycle action: "We're going way faster than a car which makes it more daring," said Schwarz.

But this wily veteran of motorcycle racing isn't afraid to admit the other reason fans refuse to miss the motorcycle class when they come to Atlanta Motor Speedway.

"Well, they're really hoping somebody is going to fall off," said a laughing Schwarz. "On a bike, if something goes wrong, the driver is going down. It makes it more exciting for the driver and the fans."

Generally, motorcycle racers show a degree of daring unparalleled by many other drivers. Dre Busa, who finished second in Friday Night Drags first week of motorcycle racing on July 11, displays this characteristic as well as any motorcycle racer.

While racing two bikes in separate classes at a motorcycle event in April, a tired Busa laid down his bike in a post-midnight run, resulting in a shoulder dislocation and an elbow break in two locations. Yet, less than four months later, the Union City native would finish second at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

"I come out because of the thrill," said Busa, who finished second on a 2001 Suzuki GSXR 1000. "It's more dangerous than driving a car - you have to be fearless."

For whatever reason - the speed, precision or fearlessness - all the motorcycle drivers know their class is a fan favorite for one reason or another.

"I've been on a motorcycle since I was five-years-old and I always wanted to go fast," said Phil Ingalls of Fayetteville, who raced one of the few Harley Davidsons to venture onto the drag strip on July 11. "I think the fans like the speed."

Busa says many of the drivers are drawn to motorcycles not just the speed, but also the affordability compared to cars, but Busa says, "The fans like it because it's reckless."

But while they motorcycles may seem faster and smaller than the usual drag machines, Schwarz sees a comparison to traditional rides.

"NASCAR fans love racing, but they want to see a problem - a wreck - every now and then," said Schwarz. "On motorcycles, it easier to see the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat when someone wrecks. The new bikes are faster, more powerful and that much more exciting."

And with the immense speed and precision the motorcycle class offers, its no wonder why the fans at Atlanta Motor Speedway love the motorcycle class.

 

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