Peter Svensson runs the quickest Top Fuel Bike ET in the history of drag racing.
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- This is The Definitive and Conclusive High Definition Video of Peter Svenssons fantastic run of 5.709 seconds at Tierp Arena, Sweden, in Q2 on the afternoon of August 24, 2012.
Obviously it's a tremendeous effort by all the members of Team STARTA Racing but also a huge thanks to producer SmartTV headed up by Robert Karström, Jonas Alholt for the mobile camera shots and Anders "Bostic" Envall for the most excellent editing.
Will never forget this, stood at the track side. So awesome!
bad ass...my dad, Jim Bernard set the world record in 78. he was the first 7 sec in a 1/4 mile. respect.
any proof
Here is your proof guy. www.cycledrag.com/the-birth-of-the-modern-era-top-fuel-motorcycle
1st blown single engine to hit the 7's.
raider101416 .....Nice one Raider you must be dead proud of your Dad !
Thank you rael1999. I couldn't be more proud of my Dad.
Brilliant run Peter…The Brits love to see you and your incredible team when you're over at The Pod in the UK !
Thanks, good input.
The smoke you see is not tire smoke, it's dust from the clutch doing its' best to keep horsepower away from the track at launch.
The speaker says "it holds, it holds, it holds, it goes straight" as he saw what was going on up the track. He knew well that the issue was that the right lane was not favored as the best lane that day and was not expected to deliver that kind of world class performance.
It worked out well though.
This is an excellent pass and congrats to all the Swedish team for raising the bar. I follow Chris Matheson here in Aus, and as you know he bought "The Hulk" from Larry McBride 4 years ago. If you have seen the three best tracks we have here in Aus, and seen how bumpy and short they are after the finish, you would realise why Chris "only" holds the Australian record with a 6.04 pass. (He has many 6.0 passes, but never gone 5.99 or better). We know the bike is capable, we know Chris is capable, but the danger only really starts at our finish line. Last year Chris fell off at 371km/h, just after the finish, when he caught air under a glove on the 'bump' in the track. From memory his best half track is 3.84 @ 205mph, so you can see he both the short game and the long game working.. but not at the same time. I do hope he finds a way to race you somewhere in the world. But not in Australia.. our run-offs are just too short! I hope he gets a chance to take it to the US to race both you and Larry. Kudos!
Stu, thanks for the input!
I dont suppose Chris is the guy with the blue bike that went absolutely flying off the end of eastern creek and up the bank at the end? That was hectic.
Maulerw
It sure was. 371 km/h when the wind snatched a hand off the bar. But he's back and racing again. Good thing he's shaped like a bowling ball (as he puts it).
Please tell me the specs on this bike and how he managed to compete in this time and speed. What is the speed in mph??Thank You
Great to see the Top Fuel Bike field growing this year in Europe...there's eight riders competing at The Main Event at The Pod at the end of May. It's fantastic to see that in the year we sadly lost one of the all time greats Brian Johnson who entertained so many on his Imperial Wizard there is growing interest in Top Fuel bike ....shame you and your team won't be there Peter !
Don't let the other 'Yanks', that I have to live with every day, give all of us a bad rep.
I've always admired Sweden's racing seen, nice work!
Hey, thanks a lot for posting that. But be sure there are no issues between the Top Fuel Bike teams, no matter where they come from.
I'm sure the Trolls here are just that, and that they know the sport well enough to post with a smile on their face :)
Nice One Big E !
No, there was no 1% backup of that run at that race. The 5.70 was one of two runs under the record at that time but the current European ET record is "only" 5.860 which was not a backup of the 5.70-run according to the FIA 1% rule for settin records.
The team did run a 5.72 at the European Finals at the next race at Santa Pod :)
WOW, just look at that back tire hook up from the start, just a slight wiggle and then a straight line with no dropped cylinders . That made it a record run. Top-Fuel-Bikes forever....
Guys, calm down. It's a damn drag bike. It's not supposed to be a "practical" bike. It's not supposed to be a "street" bike. It's built to do the 1/4 mile as fast as possible, and that's it. Would you complain that a top fuel dragster isn't practical? Would you complain that a drag boat isn't practical? No. They're not supposed to be. Their entire purpose is to get your adrenal glands pumping
+John Mc Donald :)
Well, yeah, what's your point? Besides can you speak svenska (swedish) and english as well as these guys? It is what they are getting paid for, they are good at it. So bounce man.....
@@MrLrry1266 right...let's beat them up for being happy
Nice. Wouldn't mind one of those. Never be late for work.
Roadghost88 you would because you would be constantly running out of fuel
Roadghost88
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As long as there are no turns on the way
I enjoyed your video. Great post.
220mph in 5.7 seconds !!!! Incredible . And here i am with my r6 doing 0-60mph in about 3.5 seconds 😆 . I didnt know what this guy did was even possible
The reaction time on that run was 0.19 seconds.
Stunning run congratulations
Thanks for your answer ! I don't know all rules of the European championship, in France the rules are a little bit different.
Funny, Pro Stock, Promod and Top fuel bikes are in the same category due to the lack of drivers in these categories.
looking at the slower speed at the stripe, i'm guessing he even let off at the big end and still got the record... engine issue maybe? i wonder what he would've run if he stayed in it? congrats to Peter and the team!
Peter was actually letting off the throttle at 1000 ft!
never get late to the office using this
Bike sounds great. 238mph at 1000 feet 220mph at 1320 feet, if he had kept the power on it would have been a 5.699.
Amazing run, Congratulations to Peter and his crew. Imagine the numbers had He stayed on the throttle ??
The launch was good and key to the 5.70-number. All the increment times were pretty much as good as they could be nder those circumsatnces. There's more in there but a whole tenth is not really feasible. The engine is an in-line 4-cylinder designed and built by the team.
Wow! How it is possible? I never seen something like this!
Beautifull Run!
Yes, Rikards bike is built as a Funny Bike but the rules here says that if you run sub-7 second runs you can compete in Top Fuel Bike.
Rikard was the 2006 European Top Fuel Bike Champion with that bike due to being quick and consistent.
this bike puts down awesome power its scary ,it looks like the rear wheel bearings are about to fail the way it danced back and forth even kind of tilted sideways in the rear arm wondering if you guys run the ceramic bearings if noo id switch fear sure! nice bike
That's quick...mine are quick...but ain't nothing compared to that. I love going to the Pod every time i can, and see them, smell them, feel them...
Sweden rules the Pod way back in the 70`s till now
Vet inte hur många gånger jag sett detta.. Tröttnar aldrig!
:)
Sammar här, kollar fortfarande :D Gör du?
I'm not an expert, but near the end of the video, it gives the time to distance and speed. Can someone explain to me how the guy rips through 1000 feet in 4.76s reaching 238.7mph, and at the quarter (1320 ft), he's going slower (220.9 mph)? I thought that normally, especially at the end, you're into the throttle all the way, unless you have a control issue, which he did not.If he would not have lost speed, that run could have been a 5.67s run (assumes he held the 238.7mph)
The bike started drifting and Peter was off the throttle after the 1000-foot mark. BTW, the speed at 1000 feet would rank as the worlds 6th fastest speed among drag bikes if that would've been at the finish line.
*****
These bikes still run the whole 1320".
He rolled off after starting drift against the right wall.
+Ralph L the track looked like 1/8 mile to me... could be wrong
+Julian Roach It's a full quarter mile.
Awesome run!
But why is the mile per hour at quarter mile slower than the thousand foot???
Did he actually let off at the thousand foot??
Yes he did.
What cc engine is this? How much hp does this bike make?
The engine displacement is 1626 cc, 99.2 cubic inches. Noone knows the exact output of these kind of engines since they're not run on dynamometers but to get these times and speeds you need some 1300-1500 hp.
Questions a 10 year old would ask..
Tom Jones - pissy comment dude. As anyone with your name should know, "It's not unusual" to ask questions when you don't know the answer.. 10 years old or otherwise.
The works! looks like if rikard is standing still with his 6.5 run...amazing
1:25, you can Pete shifting his weight to control the bike. At that point, it's more like a unicycle. Drag racing, easy to do, hard to master.
Noone really knows. You don't take a nitro engine to the dyno like with methanol and gasoline fuelled motors. Estimating what's needed to get that weight down that distance in that time and speed says at least 1200 horsepower. Some say over 1400 hp.
Well then, bring that bike to the states and see if you can back that up! An impressive run no doubt.
I suppose it didn't run all the way to the end of the track. It was going 238 mph at 1000 feet, and slowed to 220 at 1320 feet, the end of the quarter mile. You have to be a little crazy to ride one of those ground bound rockets. I'll take that back, you have to be extremely crazy.
Ground bound rocket.........an accurate description when it boils down to it.
The bike might have "gone fat" on him. This happens when your injection system is pushed to it's max and too much fuel is dumped into the motor at the high end and max rpm's. The spark plugs are unable to burn all the fuel and the motor falls on it's face.. It's a common problem with top fuel bikes. Well, at least it was in the 90's when I raced fuel.
This was a "drop the hammer" moment...at its best.
That MacLarren goes 0-100 in 2.5 sec! Yeah Bitch this goes in 2.5 sec too. From 0-250 !!!
4 side ways like the Suzukis or inline front to back? It's hard to see in there
why did the speed slow down at 1000 feet , can some one explain it
What about some info on engine displacement and manufacturer? The special fuel comes out to what gasoline octane equivalent? 110?
1626 cc designed and built by the owners. I have never seen a relevant comparison between gasoline octane numbers and nitromethane as a fuel so I can't answer that question.
More like 500
The bike started drifting to the right.
Can remember meeting Sammy Miller in fire up rd at Santa Pod (Vanishing Point car) " Gee man, you would,nt get me on one of those crotch rockets!!!"
What was his reaction time? looked almost instantanious.
Doesn't Kory Hogan still hold the top MPH for quarter mile or did this bike take that too?
The current all-time -top speed record is held by Larry McBride who has run a best of 265.95 mph. That was at the Man Cup Finals in late November of 2020.
RESPECT
212 MPH at half track. Wow!
Is one of these guys (commentating) the Swedish chef off Muppet show?
AWESOME
Given that Europe and the rest of the world uses the metric system (as opposed to our antiquated imperial units), and given that the distance is not stated, does anyone know FOR CERTAIN whether this is a quarter mile run or a similar metric measure such as 400 meters?
+Gregory Parrott I know for certain that it's exactly a quarter mile with the same measuring tolernace as any championship track in the US.
+ParWillen Thanks. For comparative reasons it's good that they use the same standard. But I would fully understand if they veered away from our archaic units. Maybe I'll test their patience by starting a race measured in rods or furlongs.
+Gregory Parrott Hehe, we'll stay with the quarter mile for a while :)
Thanks. Our use of 'Imperial units is antiquated. Even England has discarded it and for other countries to stick with it for drag racing is like re-introducing the buggy whip or manual typewriter.
Well, at least we didn't follow Britain's lead and put the steering wheel on the wrong side!
this is the real deal no phony times Top Fuel AMA Motorcycle Drag Bike Champion Larry "Spiderman" McBride Guinness Book of Records. McBride managed to ride the Bradenton quarter mile in 5.765 seconds at 227.10 MPH the fastest time recorded over that distance in Top Fuel Dragbike racing.
this is the 1320ft record to this very day (Feb 6th 2015). I was at the next event on the calendar after this one, at santa pod uk, and at that race meeting Peter ran 6.08 5.96 5.91 (all early shut offs like this video as they were still battling top end handling issues) then 5.76 then 5.72 with still relatively low terminal speeds. thing thing is the shit, McBride has had (due to living in the US) perfect conditions and constant track time over 30 years, Peter makes about 15 passes a year, maximum, in northern europe when its cold and raining all the time.
Better get an updated book then dont you think little johnny?
1:17, 1:21 Awesome speeds! From technical point of view ... at 1:26 how effective those two little green wheels are? They just seem so tiny .... thx.
Wheelie bars wheels, very effective and the wheelie bar settings are crucial for the "launch performance". The first 60 feet are considered the most important part of a full power run as regards to getting a quick time.
***** Yes, I noticed that .... so many things that play a role in the overall performance, a rider included ... thx.
ParWillen Thank you
The view from behind made me cringe, thought he was going to lose it. Massive stones for real
Seems strange his 1320 ft speed was 18mph lower than his 1000ft speed?
I guess he came off the throttle,or the engine leaned out.
I wonder how much lower his ET would have been on full power through the full 1320 ft?
If he wouldn’t have lifted off he might not have the bike in one piece over the finish line, it’s just a qualification run. The final runs was yet to come.
no joke
Its when the clutch comes in.
Why the speed is lower in 1320 than 1000ft
Is the setup of the bike to reach the rev limiter as soon as possible and then what?
He went off the throttle as the bike started drifting to the right as he approached the finishline.
So the time can be in 5.59x ??
Κλεομένης Σαρρης
Well... 5,6's at least :)
Also potentially the engine started getting a little sad and started burning up, totally normal for a Top Bike.
TradesBoy
That engine is a stout build and has only lost a valve or ten over the years but no engine problems on that run. It was all in the bike starting to drift.
Gold wing motor, very cool setup
GoldWing motor? Are you kidding, Buddy?
I actually think he designed and built this motor from scratch himself.
@@pauldavis3262 It wasn't a V4 or straight 4 config, so they were possibly a flat 4, or gold wing style
@@graffzon, I understand that, i was just stating the layout of it, not necessarily the actual make. the only motorcycle with a layout that makes sense with what i saw was a Honda Gold wing which is either a flat 4 oe a flat 6, and with 4 pipes that leaves out the flat 6
No, in-line 4, made in Sweden I believe.
Quickest in Sweden perhaps! :-)
Take it you're a Yank…..No quickest elapsed time in the World !! Live with it !
he was off the throttle before the line
its a 1650cc inline DOHC 4.
Is this held still today?
sooo what was the speed and time,,,,im reading 5.7 but no speed,,,thanks
1:31 why not look for yourself? oh, a bit slow are we? ok 5.709 and 355.5 Km/hour, that's 220.89746 mph just to complete your education... hey smile Bill, I'm taking the piss.
Bill I am trying to be gracious here but you really didn't watch the vid did you? 2:11 reveals all... get yer shit together man I won't help you again.
thanks jess,,,for the help,,,im blind here and only have one hand,,,86 yrs old,,,and we dont have electricity at my house,,,,thanks
*****
Aw no worries young fella, me, I'm 93, blind in one eye and lame in one leg, but thankfully two hands yet. The good eye sees things these days I wish they would stop showing, so I don't mind resting it and spotting for you, drag racing is good.
Hey you still got one of those dinosaurs, I regret selling my hand cranked computer, very handy indeed... oops sorry old son, would be hard for you to crank and type at the same time, I should've thought about that... do you get the missus to crank it for you?
My apologies for messin' with you Bill, the missus and I did it that morning for the first time in years... smile still stuck in place after 2 days... I was feelin' me oats kick in and needed to show off a bit, not much opportunity these days.
How many HP this DragBike has?
What the basic angine?
What kind of engine is in that bike?
It's an inline 4 cylinder engine displacing 1626 cc, designed and built by the owners.
You need to meet Larry Spider-Man McBride
Hang on to your lugg nuts people, that was a dooozy.
1/4 mile.
dont mean to pop yer bubble but cory hogan went 255 mph under 6 sec
Yes, I know Korry personally and am very aware of his many accomplishments within drag bike racing, not only in Top Fuel bike racing.
But the title here is "the quickest Top Fuel Bike ET", which it still is as of this writing. Korrys best ET is a 5.789. The speaker was off a bit in his comments about fast vs quick but sh-t tends to happen in the heat of the moment ;)
Svennson has the quickest elapsed time on the planet and as long as his reaction times match the guy in the lane next to him then he ain't gonna be beaten with that run . And that was nearly two years ago !
Why is 1000ft speed higher than final speed?
A bit late answer, but he let off the throttle.
That is a fast bike
Laste han engelska i Texas eller..?
Gnutimesfive ??
Pippi får vem som helst att få ståpäls :)
KORRY HOGANS GOT THAT BEAT IN THE USA
R.I.P. MONTE MATHIAS
Not sure I would qualify one of these as a motorcycle, if it can't lean to turn, in my books that is a big part of how a bike operates.
+Mevlinous Fine, but what would you call it then?
+Mevlinous drag cars hardly turn. they are designed to go straight. some cars/bikes are designed for handling, or speed, or both - the field varies. Its still got two wheels, a motor between your legs, and some serious balls. lol
well noone asked you what you think
+ParWillen hmm... A road rocket with wheels maybe
+Mevlinous Hmm, a road rocket with wheels, I think I've seen a few of them before, I believe they're called "bikes"
Eat your hearts out, Harley riders!!
+Steve Robinson Very much so (y)
Grattis !!!
In i h-e roligt !
/ P
I had to help several people because they don't know how to hold the bike straight up in the lights. He needs help. Plus you need to back up your ET the same day to be real.
FastIsLife No you don’t have to back it up the same day to be real. But to have an official record you need to back it up within the hour...or if it was 2 hrs.
Damn..
Ya sure. Looks like snow.
i put 2 cat d9 turbos on mums 65 volkswagon beetle and it went so kwik i saw god
was he smiling
Jonathan White
Probably rolling His eyes! 😒
How did that go that fast
+Wanda Mcguffie 2000 HP make you go fast.
Great pass but is is true this bike has a car engine on it ??????
:) no, of course not. The engine was designed and all built in-house from scratch by the Svensson Brothers and the goal was nothing but motorcycle drag racing.
ok thanks for that info i heard it was a saab engine thanks for the info congrats to all on a great pass had to be one hell of a ride
chandlerh2
:)
is a harley?
Ariel MK No, inline 4-cylinder. The owner/driver designed and built it him/themselves.
nasa wasted all that money on rocket ships and all they needed was a few wings on a top fuel bike, much cheaper way to mars
"Top fuel bike Rikard Gustafsson"
I know he's in the Top Fuel bike Category due to his good ETs but don't he has a Funny bike ?
I can beat that. Hold my beer.
:)
Because he is letting of the throttle at 1000ft
False, Larry McBride holds the record, 5.61
Not back then, at that time it was definitely the quickest Top Fuel Bike.
Javisst
Look at the difference between this bike and McBrides and imagine what this Swede would do with McBrides budget! ✌️
Make a hundredth of a second.
Much respect. That's a damn good run, I race also. @Champ 101, how about you get on those two wheels and take it down the quarter??? I'm sure you can get a better time if you were riding that bike, or any bike. Not!!!
Im know him
DAM BOSS 😬🤦🎭🤖☮️
I have to be honest I love motorbikes but I just don't get this at all.
St. Apollonius Get what? That they drive 2 and 2, that the have 4 cylinders, that they have paint on the bikes?
Oh well, den låter bättre an min Svenska :D