October 03, 2007

D&D's Sponsored Panhead Goes 156.717 MPH - Takes Record

LSR Exhaust Built By D&D - D&D Performance Enterprises designed a land speed racing (LSR) exhaust system for Bikernet.com's 5-Ball Racing Team, who set a new world record on their Panhead with famed drag racer Valerie Thompson at the controls.

The team ran a two-pass average of 156.171 mph and took an AMA World Land Speed Record (#50 in the 2000 APS PF class) with the Assault Weapan, on a 120-inch rigid Panhead.

The design of the exhaust system was made by the Pope of Pipe and D&D President, Dave Rash. The stepped pipe system started out at 1 7/8-inch pipe for 14 inches and then stepped up to 2-inches in diameter until each pipe is exactly 35 inches long. The pipes then slip into a collector and attached to a slip-on megaphone.

This LSR system has been tested to deliver maximum HP at 6,500 to 6,800 rpms. We’ve discovered that these race-based 2-into-1 performance pipes generate 20 more horses than single exhausts.
- Explained Rash

The land speed racing pipe was integral to the performance of the Accurate Engineering Panhead high performance engine. It provided the most efficient way to extract expended gases out of the combustion chamber for a top speed of 162MPH on a very slippery salt surface.

It's a pleasure to work with Dave Rash because he studies how to dig performance out of racing and street engines with his exhaust pipe designs. His assistance helped the team achieve two world records in two years.”
- Keith R. Ball, Bikernet President

Keith Ball of 5-Ball Racing and the Team

If you cut us, we bleed salt. We are proud of the effort Bandit and his 5-Ball Racing team put together and we are excited about the results and even more excited about working with the team in 2008.
- Rash

Get the Interview
Click here for the vidcast interview of Bandit & Val at Bikernet TV.

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