In 1966 London motorcycle shop owner and sprinter Fred Cooper decided to go for the world motorcycle land speed record- which was about 240 mph at the time. He decided that a pair of Triumph engines in a hardtail frame would be a good place to start, then added a Shorrocks supercharger. The machine did 160 mph with ease and through the next couple of years of development ran in the 190-200 mph at various venues in Britain. More room was needed to really explore the higher speeds the machine was capable of. The newspaper Daily Express provided some sponsorship, was planning a streamline shell but lost interest before a trip to the Salt Flats could be arranged.
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i knew Fred cooper from MID 60S who came from Woolwich / who brothers billy and jack were also engineers Fred was so pedicular with ever thing had to be done correct all three brothers were talented engineers billy was an auto electrical engineer who trained my two brothers Trevor and Edwin who took over the business when billy died / his son Stewart is still going strong i here and will catch up with him one day / a great old fashion engineer who's history carry's on in the racing circles / thanking you DEREK
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