Triumph Castrol Rocket plans to set new land speed record at 643kmph

Triumph Motorcycles has announced that it is planning to set a new land speed record by clocking 643kmph. For this purpose it has partnered with Castrol, Hot Rod Conspiracy and Carpenter Racing. Triumph will attempt to set a new land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah from September 12-16th. 

For this record attempt, the British motorcycle manufacturer will use the Triumph Castrol Rocket, which was designed by Matt Markstaller (Hot Rod Conspiracy) and Bob Carpenter (Carpenter Racing) producing over 1000PS of power from a twin turbocharged Rocket III motor. The bike will be piloted by MA Pro Road Racing star Jason DiSalvo. The current record is held by Mike Cook’s Bonneville Shootout entry Ack Attack powered by a turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa powerplant that registered a top whack of 605kmph. 

Triumph Motorcycles have held many speed records in the past including the title of “World’s Fastest Motorcycle” from 1955 to 1970. In fact the legendary Triumph Boneville motorcycle was named after the Bonneville Salt Flats where the British bikemaker set many of its records.

Speaking about their attempt, said Bob Carpenter, said, “While our streamliner produces enough power from the two Rocket III engines to generate record setting speeds, our endeavour also becomes a battle with the elements. The Salt Flats are an ever-changing environment that can be quite forgiving or absolutely inhospitable, you never know what to expect.”