Press Release | May 18, 2022
Trev Richter Will Attempt to Beat Current Two-Way Average Mile Record of 376.156 mph
This is a press release from Hunter Sills Racing…
Grass Valley, CA (May 18, 2022) – AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame member Denis Manning and his Bub 7 Team are pleased to announce lifelong rider Trev Richter of Hunter Sills Racing will take the seat of their new Bub 7.1 motorcycle streamliner this fall. Richter (48) has been on two wheels since childhood, first as a BMX racer, then graduating to dirt, sport, adventure and land-speed motorcycles. Currently, Richter works as a professional adventure-riding-motorcycle coach and holds multiple AMA, FIM and SCTA land speed records in both faired and unfaired 1000cc motorcycle classes.
“Trev was the perfect choice to bring the record back for the Bub 7.1 streamliner,” says Denis Manning, owner of the Bub 7 team.
“Since starting in land-speed racing in 2017, his natural riding talents have propelled him to earn five top-speed world and national records in a very short time. He possesses the innate abilities we have been searching for: abilities that have been honed further as a successful off-road rider, dirt and land speed racer, and adventure riding coach. We are confident he has the necessary talent, wisdom and will to make it happen.”
The streamliner, named the Bub 7.1 to distinguish it from the prior Bub 7, mimics the design of its predecessor with the unique aerodynamic shape Manning says is inspired by the Coho salmon and delivers an incredibly low coefficient of drag measured at 0.08. All components of the bike are custom designed by Manning and his team, including the purpose-build turbo-charged V-4 engine and full carbon-fiber monocoque framed chassis.
Manning has been designing and racing streamliner motorcycles for over 50 years, first setting the record with Cal Rayborn at 265.492 mph in 1970. He and his team held the record from 2006 to 2008 at 350.884 mph and again in 2009 when Chris Carr piloted it for a two-way average mile speed of 367.382 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The current average mile record in Manning’s sight was set in September 2010 at 376.156 mph by Rocky Robinson riding the Mike Akatiff designed Ack Attack.
“It’s an honor to work with a veteran land speed champion like Denis Manning,” said Richter. “His knowledge and experience are unmatched, and he knows how to win in the extreme sport of land-speed racing.”
“To win in land-speed racing, one needs optimal power, traction and aerodynamics. The Bub 7.1 brings all these factors together in the perfect combination. I look forward to following in the footsteps of Cal Rayborn and Chris Carr who’ve put Denis’ designs in the record books.”
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