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161mph land-speed record set on a Panhead Harley

By Loz Blain

03:07 September 12, 2007 PDT

Valerie Thompson took her Panhead Harley to a land speed record of 161mph earlier this wee...

September 12, 2007 Female drag racer Valerie Thompson has her eye on a 200mph top speed on Bonneville’s salt flats. She took a major step toward this lofty goal earlier this week when she took her 120-inch Panhead Harley to a new land-speed record of 161.736mph. The former investment banker ran nitrous oxide and a small fairing to chase the record, and can’t wait until she runs a full streamliner in next year’s all-out assault on 200mph, an unprecedented speed for the class. Read More

 
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