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Here's the scoop. I know it's for real because I have seen the video. My friend was at Olds hill all day thursday friday and saturday. He flew in from pheonix last night. Nothing could even come close to the turbo banshee. The only thing that would race it was a 780 Rotax crankinstien built by Wicked Motor Sports. The best it was clocked at was 76MPH which was the only bike other than the turbo bike that ran over 70MPH at the hill. Trinity's best 500 only ran 67mph. The 780 and the turbo bike ran a total of 6 times on sat and twice on Friday. The 780 got schooled hard by the turbo bike on friday because it was not running quite right. The hill was so rough that several guys wrecked hard.
Sat. the guys from hiper prepped the hill so that all of the bikes could run.

Round 0ne
Run one: The turbo bike drove by the 780 by 3 bus lengths at 84mph.
Run Two: The 780 gated the turbo bike and turbo bike caught back up and passed the 780 at the top but only ran 77mph - It looked like they were changing the plugs after the race.
Round Two:
Run one: The 780 driver was jumpy and nervous so the the turbo driver let him take a roll and then drove by
the poor 780 by 2 bus lengths at 84.5 MPH.
Run Two: The 780 driver was real jumpy and kept false starting. When the turbo bike would gate him he would shut down and turn around. Everyone in the crowd was yelling cheater. But it did'nt matter because the turbo bike drove by him at 85 mph and put 2 bus lengths on him again.
Round Three:
Both drivers agreed to be flagged to prevent a false start.
Run one: The turbo bike holeshoted the 780 by 1.5 bikes and railed up the hill at 86mph the best run of the day. Needless to say, the 780 was left in the dust.
Run two: The turbo bike holeshoted the 780 again and drove away with ease for an 83MPH pass. At that
point the rotax was parked and the crowd was swarming around the turbo camp.
Heres the best part the last race of the day was against Trinity's best. A 500cc lonestar framed side piped banshee driven by a guy named Steve. The turbo bike railed by your idles trinity bike like he was in reverse leaving him mid hill. Not to mention several other bikes built buy wicked racing and D&M railed the Trinity bike.

 

Doesn't a stock Banshee run about 70MPH? Why was it only reaching mid 80's? Just wondering.

 

A stock banshee only goes 37mph up Oldsmobile Hill at Glamis. You must go and race olds to fully appriciate the signifigance of this feat.

 

How fast would the turbo go on flat land?

 

It depends on what it is geared for. They've been radared at Atoka at 106mph in the dunes, 132mph at the drag strip, and 88mph in the 300ft sand drags with a 3.93sec E.T.

 

WTF?!?! Only 37mph! That must be some hill. Where can I see a picture of this hill? Alright, those are the speeds I was expecting from a Turb Banshee. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I live in New York, and there is no way my parents would even think of taking me to Glamis to ride a "stupid" atv. Haha.

 

If you ONLY knew what you were missing, Kawi250!!

 

if it beat that 780 rotax by 2 bus lengths it would have beaten my raptor by 3 tractor trailers or more. Hats off to someone that would build such a beast of a turbo.

 

It might of been posted already, but who built this bike and I think someone said it was a Banshee. Thanks.

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2002 Grizzly 660
2001 Kodiak
2001 Banshee/Trinity Stage IV Pipes, K&N

 

Hey Kawi250, I met some guys from New Jersey this last week at Glamis, maybe you can hook up with them next time and come out this way. They said its only a 40 hour drive!!!! They did have a great time though!!! And yes, Olds is one heck of a hill and that Turbo Banshee was flying. His buddies nitrous banshee was "only" hitting in the upper 60's, so you know that 83 is darn fast!!!!

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