Ack Attack: the World's Fastest Motorcycle: Bonneville Hosts Rocky Robinson Aboard Mike Ackatiff's Streamliner - Hardcover

Stein, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1935350099 ISBN 13: 9781935350095

Publisher: Parker House, 2010

Synopsis

"The Bonneville Salt Flats - The Ohmigod of Go Fast," so called by Dave Despain of Speed Channel, hosted a re-match in 2008 of the 2006 battle of the "streamliner giants" when Dennis Manning with the BUB bike went head to head with Sam Wheeler and the EZ-Hook bike and Mike Ackatiff with Ack Attack bike, and won, reaching an average of 350.884 mph - on two wheels. Two years later, in September, Ackatiff was back to run 360.913 mph with Rocky Robinson once again at the helm. This is that inside story. Both biography of Ackatiff himself as well as a step by step calendar of events is supplemented by a full explanation of how a streamliner is designed, built, and tested, and then run on race day itself. A very colorful human and technical story accompanied by a full-length documentary DVD.

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About the Author

Mail Tribune newspaper reporter Sam Wheeler delved into the collections of everyday people, local historians, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon Historical Society, and Southern Oregon University for the most iconic images of Ashland s legendary locals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Parker House
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935350099
• ISBN 13: 9781935350095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160