Shammas
Motorcycle Performance
Maxton Monster Mile, October 2003 Results
Rider 1: Bob
Shammas
Bike: 1990 ZX-11C with 997cc ZX-10 top end, cylinder head
by Berreth Heads, RB Racing turbo system
Rider 2: Jaime
Barden
Bike: 1991 ZX-11C with stock 1052cc top end, RB Racing turbo
system
SMP
is once again excited to announce our results from October
2003 Maxton Monster Mile event that we attended. After a full
summer of street riding on both machines, we returned to the
now familiar airstrip in North Carolina to let it all hang
out with the old Kawasakis.
Bob Shammas
showed up with a freshly built 997cc engine, sporting a ported
head from Jerry Berreth of Berreth Heads. After a few of the
typical raceday gremlins were worked out, a very satisfying
result was obtained. Two new records were set, eclipsing the
old records by 24 and 50mph!
S/BF-1000/4:
221.402mph (was197mph)
S/BG-1000/4: 202.256mph (was 152mph)
The 221mph pass
was especially encouraging since it appeared that there was
more potential there. This was a footshifted run, and the
bike was outfitted with a stock front fender and all stock
bodywork, just as it is ridden on the street.
Bob
explains the run in his own words: “The bike pulled
hard and clean early in the course, and I worked my way up
to 25psi with the flick of my left thumb. Since I had some
trouble getting a clean pass previously during the weekend,
I thought it was time to throw caution to the wind, so to
speak. With the traps approaching, I cranked the boost to
30psi, a number never before seen on the ZX’s boost
gage. I felt the forks top out as the bike charged, and I
just tried to tuck the best a full-sized guy can. I thought
the bike laid over just a bit at the traps but wasn’t
really sure. As I bent the bike into the infamous blind, downhill
right-hander, three tenths of a mile after the traps, I glanced
at the GPS and saw a 220mph max reading. I knew it was a good
run and based on previous experience thought that the GPS
might be a bit conservative. By the time I got turned around
and got back to the timing tent and impound area, it was raining!
The time slip confirmed my fastest pass ever. The engine may
have been hurt, as the entrance segment speed was over 223mph,
slowing to 219.8mph in the second segment, for an average
of 221.4mph. At impound and record certification, Lionel just
shook his head at the little 997cc bike clocking the fastest
Kawasaki pass ever at Maxton. We decided to park the bike,
smoke a cigar (Thanks to Scott Guthrie for a great Hoyo de
Monterey Excalibur), and do a teardown based on some excessive
blow-by that occurred”.
Jaime
Barden took time out from touring on his ZX-11 to
make a few runs at Maxton. He spent most of his summer riding
the ZX-11 turbo to Columbus, OH, and back chasing women. Jaime
experienced a few gremlins of his own, including an intermittent
ignition problem that we think we fixed, but about 5 minutes
too late on Sunday as the lanes were closed. A best speed
of 206mph was obtained, but unfortunately no records were
set. The deck is a bit unfairly stacked since he’s stuck
in the 1350cc and up classes, running only 1052cc. Jaime is
having a heck of a time chasing that elusive green hat.
