The Start of a Journey

Hello Harley and Hemi Enthusiasts!

We have decided to start a blog about our attempt to break the California Timing Association motorcycle land-speed record for the M-PG 2000cc class. The record currently stands at 171 mph, set back in 1999 at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Speed week is August 14-20 this year and Team HPE (Hemi Performance Engineering) will be making our first appearance on the salt. So far the team is made up of Derrick Roderweiss: Test Pilot, Ron Roderweiss: Master Technician and Driver of the Bus, Irene Roderweiss: Chief Cook and Bottle Washer, Grady Roderweiss-O'Brien: Comic Relief, and myself, Wendy Roderweiss: Flippant Documentarian. Back at the Ranch the team wouldn't make it without Bill Stefinsky, who pretty much keeps all of us up and running.

We are encouraging Derrick to wear slightly more than Rollie Free did in his 1948 run (see picture above), but he has been known to ride his bike in flip flops.

Stay tuned, this should be fun...