7/27/06
From a press release:

Ford Quality Checked-Backed Chris Carr Breaks 300 MPH Barrier at Bonneville Salt Flats

Carr pilots the BUB #7 streamliner in excess of 300 mph for the first time during the practice sessions for the upcoming FIM Motorcycle International Speed Trials by BUB

FLEETWOOD, Pa., (July 26, 2006) - Ford Quality Checked Certified Pre-owned backed Chris Carr, the current Twins division points leader on the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship tour, took some time off this week to stretch his legs a bit - to the tune of 300-plus mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats!

"It was unreal," said Carr, the seven-time AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship champion. "It took us 2.6 miles to hit 300, then another mile and three-quarters to slow down."

Carr's foray into the world of land speed records began earlier this summer with the BUB team, actually towing the streamliner for the first few times out at sixty mph behind a truck just to get the feel of the unique ride. Since then Carr has been back to the Salt Flats on several occasions, gradually making his way up to NASCAR-like speeds before hitting 243 mph early in July.

"This week we stepped it up," said Carr of his 300 mph effort. "The record's 323 mph and, ultimately, this BUB streamliner has the potential to run in the 330s (mph)."

For more information on the Sept. 3-7 FIM Motorcycle International Speed Trials by BUB, link to: www.speedtrialsbybub.com

Carr and the Ford Quality Checked team return to action this weekend at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md., for Round Ten of the 2006 AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship.


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