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| Sam Whittingham posted a top
speed of 78.63 MPH in 2004. While he didn't break any records, he did
win the event (and the top prize!) handily. He also did not scuff
the paint, which may have been a primary concern this year.
Sam will in all likelihood be back in
2005 to pick up his top speed prize, but this year will be in one of the
new faster vehicles below.
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Sam Whittingham races the Varna Diablo II in
2004
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| For 2005 Varna
designer/builder George Georgiev is modifying the Diablo II
molds to create a new 2 wheeled speedbike. The body of this version
will be a couple inches longer, and an inch or so wider than the
Diablo, but the wheelbase will be stretched a whopping 6 inches. George
knows that a longer wheelbase is very important for stability a high
speeds. This bike will be a camera bike, and George has modified
the top of the bike to remove the canopy and replacing it with a more
aerodynamic method of fairing Sam's head. |
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| George is also
working on a new 3 wheeled speedbike, based on a design
he originally built in 1987. This LWB FWD delta camera navigated
trike has a 14 inch track width, and is the smallest frontal
area streamliner he has ever built. Because of the extremely
narrow track, this trike may not be safely rideable on SR305, as
the bumps and slight camber may cause the vehicle to tip. When
George originally built it, camera technology had not progressed
to the point where he could use camera to navigate it, but now
the technology is widely available. This design will overcome
the wind sensitivity issues that single track speedbikes have at
high speeds.
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Varna Diablo II Statistics
Size - 8 feet long, 16.0 inches wide, 29.5 inches high
Weight - 60 lbs
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