DuHamel Hits 196 mph @ Brainerd
turn one wonder
by evan williams
Friday, June 25, 2004
Brainerd is built around a quarter mile drag strip, so top speed is at a premium. From the apex of turn ten to the apex of the banked turn one is 5200 feet, according to track lore. That makes for an epic run on the throttle. Radar gun trap speeds are interesting viewing at BIR, especially comparing top speeds to lap times as the weekend goes on.

Miguel DuHamel's Honda CBR1000RR is said by multiple sources to have topped out at 196 miles per hour in the first session. The logical question ... can a Superbike hit 200 mph at Brainerd?

Rad Greaves tried to hit the "double ton" on his Formula Xtreme Hayabusa a couple of times but never managed it. Lap times should continue to fall as the weekend goes on, and top speeds will rise as well. With a sticky Q tire, the mark might fall.

(from superbikeplanet.com)

:D kick fucking Ass :!:

brainerd is fucking awesome. the hype about the straight and turn one is very true. i went a couple of years ago and the speeds they were carrying into turn 1 was absolutely mind blowing :eek:

(The logical question ... can a Superbike hit 200 mph at Brainerd? )

The Suzuki can. weeeee

i dont care

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(The logical question ... can a Superbike hit 200 mph at Brainerd? )

The Suzuki can. weeeee

Well the SUZ did not:)

weeeee

the radbusa did 200.8 with a gps correction factor of 1.1
actual radar reading was 199.7mph.

so it's a yes but no type answer. lol :roll:

So what cant the G1K do????

the radbusa did 200.8 with a gps correction factor of 1.1
actual radar reading was 199.7mph.

so it's a yes but no type answer. lol :roll:

That was a Formula extreme bike, not a superbike.

yes it matters lol. different rules/mods allowed.

here's an update...

DuHamel A Few Ounces Short Of The Double-Ton

by dean adams
Thursday, July 01, 2004

Knowledgeable sources told SuperBikePlanet today that the data acquisition on Miguel DuHamel's CBR1000RR Superbike indicated that the big red machine topped out at 198 mph in Brainerd's Superbike race last Sunday.

198.96, to be exact, just a slightly over one mph off the magic 200mph mark.

For reference, in 1999 the fastest Superbikes at BIR—the Ducati's of Ben Bostrom, Anthony Gobert, Larry Pegram, and Eric Bostrom's Honda—all topped out at just 184mph.

here's an update...

DuHamel A Few Ounces Short Of The Double-Ton

by dean adams
Thursday, July 01, 2004

Knowledgeable sources told SuperBikePlanet today that the data acquisition on Miguel DuHamel's CBR1000RR Superbike indicated that the big red machine topped out at 198 mph in Brainerd's Superbike race last Sunday.

198.96, to be exact, just a slightly over one mph off the magic 200mph mark.

For reference, in 1999 the fastest Superbikes at BIR—the Ducati's of Ben Bostrom, Anthony Gobert, Larry Pegram, and Eric Bostrom's Honda—all topped out at just 184mph.

Hell yeah! I still can't believe I rode her yesterday! 11 days till pick up!