The Worlds Fastest Indian is not in Arkansas

[Bob Axsom]

One thing that kind of bugs me about my newly adopted state is in order to see what has been described to me as an outstanding "true story" movie staring Anthony Hopkins about a New Zealander that spent 4 decades building an Indian motorcycle that set world two wheel speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967 that still stand today is not being shown here. I have to go to Tulsa - short flight in an RV-6A but the cost of tiedown rental car, etc. etc. has my wife rejecting the idea. Any one in Tulsa know what airport is near the AMC Crossroads 20 theater?

Bob Axsom

[Bryan Wood]

Bob, since you started this thread I'll take advantage of it to share this with everybody.

My father in law along with the rest of the crew left Sunday night for Austrailia to try to crush the motorcycle land speed record. The streamliner was designed completely by the man behind the blind encoders and ELT's that some of us use in our airplanes, Mike Ackitiff. This machine is truly amazing and would have to be seen to be believed. It sports two Suzuki Hyabusa engines, turbo charged, and intercooled. It has sensors to control the rear wheel speed in relation to the front wheel to prevent wheel spin at high speeds, and this only scratches the surface.

Currently they own the speed record for their class at Bonneville, but the track is simply to short there to allow the record to be crushed! Currently they have the record at 328mph for the US, but the proper sanctioning body was not in attendance to award them the worlds fastest motorcycle which is at 322mph. Anyway, their goal is to put up a record that will stand for a long time to come and then to never run the thing again. Once they claim the world record officially if nothing breaks on the motorcycle, then they will turn up the boost and see what the thing will really do. I've heard speculation that it will be significantly increased if the streamliner holds up.

In the past the drive chains have gotten white hot and broken taking out components when they fail. They tried taking a sample of the ice water from the turbos and spraying the chain. This helped enough to run record speeds, but not long enough to back them up. Now they have built a totally enclosed chamber that the chains ride in and they will ride in an oil bath. All of the dyno testing looks promising for this setup and they have high hopes.

Anyway, these are aviation guys trying to do something that few succeed at. If there's interest I'll update this post over the next few weeks as we get feedback from down under.

Here's a link to a site that has some information on the effort.
http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sum...ack-index.html

Regards,

[rv8ch]

Originally Posted by Bob Axsom

One thing that kind of bugs me about my newly adopted state is in order to see ... movie ... I have to go to Tulsa ...

Sounds like a business opportunity - open a movie theatre! Wow, and I thought I lived in the sticks.

[Bob Axsom]

Well I'm interested - great looking one of a kind vehicle and I wish them well. The background in the photo brings back some painful memories of the Genesis Sample Return Capsule crashing into the desert at nearby UTTR.

Bob Axsom

[rv9aviator]

Hey Bob, I wonder if the Worlds fastest Indian will be shown in Branson, Mo. I would go see it in a minute if it does. You might talk your wife into a day or weekend at Branson and get to see a good movie in the process.

[N184JG]

Bob,fly into Gundys airport (O38) N.E. of Tulsa you can park in my yard and I will loan you a car. Just give me a call.

Jim G
918-284-6071

[Bob Axsom]

Thank you so much for that offer. I Guess we will just drive over though. It will be like driving to the Music Center in LA but with scenery.

Thanks again,

Bob Axsom

[gmcjetpilot]

This is a small indie film and no doubt will be CD released sooner than later. Patience.

There are about 10-15 theaters in my area, many big googolplexes. There is only one independent theater showing this film. I love this theater, because with out it many films would not make it here. I am kind of tired of big Hollywood films and discovered the small independent / foreign films.

This is not the first time I have seen LIMITED release like this. I don't know how the movie industry works, but I don't think the The Pink Panther needs to be on 10 screens in the area.

G

[robertahegy]

My hubby and I saw this flick two weekends ago in Gurney, IL. It was very good and truly worth seeing by any motorcycle or Anthony Hopkins fan. It seems to be very limited in it's exposure for some reason. It was in Gurney and just one other theater in MKE. Two other flying couples joined us for dinner and the show. Great night out.

Roberta

[Alschief]

Here is a link to find the nearest playing location to your Zip code.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/...ocation=change

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