Will never forget this, stood at the track side. So awesome!

Brilliant run Peter…The Brits love to see you and your incredible team when you're over at The Pod in the UK !

bad ass...my dad, Jim Bernard set the world record in 78. he was the first 7 sec in a 1/4 mile. respect.

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.

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 !

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....

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!

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!

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

Nice. Wouldn't mind one of those. Never be late for work.

The reaction time on that run was 0.19 seconds.

Stunning run congratulations

Beautifull Run!

never get late to the office using this

Peter was actually letting off the throttle at 1000 ft!

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

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!

4 side ways like the Suzukis or inline front to back? It's hard to see in there

Amazing run, Congratulations to Peter and his crew. Imagine the numbers had He stayed on the throttle ??

What was his reaction time? looked almost instantanious.

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?

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.

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

What cc engine is this? How much hp does this bike make?

Wow! How it is possible? I never seen something like this!

How many HP this DragBike has?

AWESOME

Is this held still today?

What the basic angine?

Doesn't Kory Hogan still hold the top MPH for quarter mile or did this bike take that too?

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.

RESPECT

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??

What kind of engine is in that bike?

This was a "drop the hammer" moment...at its best.

no joke

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)

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.

The works! looks like if rikard is standing still with his 6.5 run...amazing

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.

Vet inte hur många gånger jag sett detta.. Tröttnar aldrig!

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.

Is one of these guys (commentating) the Swedish chef off Muppet show?

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...

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?

sooo what was the speed and time,,,,im reading 5.7 but no speed,,,thanks

212 MPH at half track. Wow!

Well then, bring that bike to the states and see if you can back that up! An impressive run no doubt.

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?

The bike started drifting to the right.

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.

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.

Grattis !!! In i h-e roligt ! / P

Its when the clutch comes in.

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!!!"

Why is 1000ft speed higher than final speed?

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.

Laste han engelska i Texas eller..?

Damn..

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.

No, in-line 4, made in Sweden I believe.

he was off the throttle before the line

That MacLarren goes 0-100 in 2.5 sec! Yeah Bitch this goes in 2.5 sec too. From 0-250 !!!

is a harley?

The view from behind made me cringe, thought he was going to lose it. Massive stones for real

That is a fast bike

its a 1650cc inline DOHC 4.

Quickest in Sweden perhaps! :-)

How did that go that fast

Hang on to your lugg nuts people, that was a dooozy.

You need to meet Larry Spider-Man McBride

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.

Pippi får vem som helst att få ståpäls :)

Gold wing motor, very cool setup

R.I.P. MONTE MATHIAS

1/4 mile.

Javisst

Ya sure. Looks like snow.

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?

KORRY HOGANS GOT THAT BEAT IN THE USA

Eat your hearts out, Harley riders!!

DAM BOSS 😬🤦🎭🤖☮️

dont mean to pop yer bubble but cory hogan went 255 mph under 6 sec

Great pass but is is true this bike has a car engine on it ??????

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.

Im know him

i put 2 cat d9 turbos on mums 65 volkswagon beetle and it went so kwik i saw god

Oh well, den låter bättre an min Svenska :D

In the universe? hmm

Because he is letting of the throttle at 1000ft

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.

"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 ?

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

I can beat that. Hold my beer.

False, Larry McBride holds the record, 5.61

I have to be honest I love motorbikes but I just don't get this at all.

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!!!