September 26, 2006

D&D’s Sponsored Panhead Goes 141.4 MPH on the Salt

Fort Worth, TX - September 26, 2006 - D&D Performance Enterprises helped Bikernet.com celebrate their ten year anniversary by sponsoring Bikernet's world's fastest Panhead sportbike called the Salt Shaker racer.

They set a new 141.465 mph national record with the purpose built Salt Shaker.

Bikernet's pilot, Valerie Thompson, took charge of the Salt Shaker sportbike at the September 3-7, 2006 Bonneville Speed Trials by BUB, and immediately ran the bike over 140 mph. As the week progressed the team ran as fast as 145 mph and put the Salt Shaker in the record books at 141.4 mph.

To support Bikernet and the 5 Ball Racing team, D&D Performance Exhaust produced a stepped pipe design that starts out at 1 ¾ inch and increases to 1 7/8 to 2 inches and flares into a 2 1/8-inch pipe diameter. The design of the land speed racing pipe was integral to the performance of the Panhead high performance engine. It provided the most efficient way to extract expended gases out of the combustion chamber and move fuel into it.

We couldn't have done it without D&D! Dave Rash, President of D&D Performance Enterprises, consulted with Berry Wardlaw of Accurate Engineering, our 120-inch Panhead engine builder, on the design and flow of the heads to come up with the best possible formula.
- Keith Ball, Owner Bikernet.com

The Salt Shaker racebike is a John Reed designed, Custom Chrome Sport Bike chassis, powered by a Barry Wardlaw's, Accurate Engineering, 120-inch Panhead engine, D&D Performance Exhaust LSR pipes, Baker 6-speed transmission and BDL belt drive. The world's first and fastest Panhead Sportbike was constructed by Bandit and John VanTrump in the Bikernet Headquarters. The entire Chassis is Custom Chrome with the exception of a La Pera seat.

If you cut us, we bleed salt. We are proud of the effort of Bandit and his 5-Ball Racing team put together. We are excited about the results and even more excited about working with the team in 2007.
-Dave Rash

We're going to build the World's Fastest Panhead for 2007. We want a open chassis Panhead to slip through the traps at over 200 mph.
-Ball

About D&D Performance Exhaust In 1972 David Rash could not find the exhaust pipe he needed for his race bike. He knew that the proper exhaust for his engine configuration would give him an edge over his competition so he fabricated one himself. Thirty years and 250,000 pipes later D&D Performance Exhaust systems are some of the leading performance motorcycle exhaust systems in the world.

D&D Performance Exhausts are available from Custom Chrome dealers
nationwide or from the factory at 817-834-8961, www.danddexhaust.com.

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