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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Bob Laidlaw 1911 Harley-Drag Race

On October 14th 2010 Bob Laidlaw was challenged to a drag race, his 1911 Harley-Davidson VS a 1911 Pierce Motorbike. Both bikes are single cylinder and belt driven. There was plenty of trash talk going on as the event drew nearer. Bob even put air plane fuel in his bike to give it a little extra spunk. In the end Bob was victorious by a large margin due to some difficulties on the Pierce half way down the track. I think the drivers got more horsepower from peddling these bikes then from their engines. In the end Bob had a top speed of 31 MPH and had a 24 second time. The turn out was great and everyone had a great time.

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