A Special Construction /
Altered Class style Partially Streamlined Turbo / Fuel Land Speed Motorcycle.
This project is a race purpose only, turbo driven land speed motorcycle designed by Guy Caputo and chassis built by Terry McIntosh of McIntosh Machine in Xenia, Ohio. Joe Timney of Delaware Chassis and president of the East Coast Timing Association (E.C.T.A.) is the designer and builder of the special Drogue Chute deployment system to stop this machine on the 1 mile short course.
Our very first sponsor with this project is none other than Wossner Pistons, USA with Pistons and Rods.
This project is a collaborative effort under the supervision of Guy Caputo and consulted upon by many industry leaders in the field of Straightline, Drag Racing and Land Speed Racing. This never before tried project will be the culmination of almost a decade of Land Speed Racing experience by Guy Caputo and his team of sponsors. It is projected for a maiden test run in 2012 at Loring. There is no better track than Loring's 13,000 foot runway to test a 300mph vehicle on the asphalt short track.
Aerodynamics - Power - Traction - Weight
Are the four most critical components for success in this project. Guy Caputo set and reset most every Nitrous Fuel Land Speed Records in both Modified and Altered Partially Streamlined classes from 1650cc and above since 2005 in the 1 mile short track at Maxton. His experience combined with industry leaders and other top racers in the field of straightline, Drag Racing and Land Speed Racing will be used to successfully overcome these and many other issues. "No need to re-invent the wheel" says Guy, "we just need to make it go faster and stop sooner."
We will document every step of the process with great pictures and words by Guy Caputo and E. Don Smith, a veteran writer and Land Speed Racer himself. We will be highlighting project sponsored parts in various magazine articles and an ongoing multi part series story on Dragbike.com
Drogue Chute Design and Assy. - Delaware Chassis
Chassis Retrofit - McIntosh Machine
Wheels Retrofit - Kosman Specialty Wheels
Air Flow Specialist - Ward Performance
Cams - Web Cams Inc.
Crankshaft / Head & Crank Studs / Cam Sprockets- APE Racparts
Fuel Injectors / Rail / Pump / Regulator - MPS Racing
Motor Builder - Tiger Racing
Motor Ceramic Bearings - WorldWideBearings
Pistons & Rods - Wossner, USA
Transmission O.D. Gears - Robinson Industries
Clutch/Clutch Mgmt. - MTC Engineering
Valve Train components - Kibblewhite Precision Machine
Misc. Motor Parts - Schnitz Racing
Plenum (custom) - RPM Cycle Performance
Turbo - Noonan/Derwin Racing
Turbo Mentorship and custom turbo parts -
MPS Racing
Digital Gauges and Sensors - Dyno Tune
Misc. Electronic Parts - Schnitz racing
Holly Data Acquisition - MPS RacingTires - Richies Tires
Braking System - Beringer Brakes
Custom Bodywork - AirTECH Streamlining
Wheels, Ceramic Bearings - WorlWideBearings
Custom Paint - Centerfold Customs Inc.
This project and bike has been named the "Flying Tiger" in honor of the P-40 War Hawk flown by the heroic pilots in both the China conflict and again at Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, a large Japanese naval air armada attacked the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, and all of the nearby airfields. This is where the P-40 first defended American Interest. Since The P-40 was the first American plane in the air after that first attack on Americans, so we also honor our own American fliers who flew the F-16 Fighter Jets out of Dover AFB and the 180th Toledo Ohio Air National Guard unit on 9-11 who were the first in the air to protect our country against further terrorist aggression.
Click here to keep track of the "Flying Tiger" build.
Tiger Racing Sponsors the Air National Guard
and will take the 180th Stinger with them on every trip down the track!
You can Contact Guy by Clicking Here
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AIR NATIONAL GUARD
1-800-GO GUARD
