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| The IHPVA has approved
Canadian Sam Whittingham's Herculean 80.55 mph (129.6kph) record set in October of 2001, while
racing the George
Georgiev designed Varna Diablo. Sam improved his
performance by 7MPH over his 2000 performance by using this new
streamliner, and by greatly increasing his training schedule.
Sam Whittingham's significant
other, Andrea Blaseckie, who is the current women's 200 meter speed
record holder will be returning to Battle Mountain to race in a Varna
streamliner this year after taking a one year hiatus. She won the
women's 200 meter speed record at 54.03MPH in 2000, racing the "Bibet
Varna".
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Varna Diablo - Picture by John Cassidy
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July 31 Update
Andrea
Blaseckie may race the Varna Mephisto this year.
Aug 30 Update
The Varna team has completed their new speedbike and is tweaking it (and
it's rider) for maximum performance.
Sept 23 Update
George and Sam have now finished tweaking the Diablo
2002 speedbike. This new version is slightly narrower, slightly
lower, and has a narrowed canopy. It has also lost the "Varna
Bulge" (The bulge in the fairing before the windscreen) that is
evident on previous incarnations of the Varna streamliners. This should
provide it with better laminar flow than with previous versions. In
addition, they have added wheel covers to seal off the wheel openings
from the vehicle interior, and in a humanitarian effort, have provided
Sam with a breathing tube which sucks in air from the trailing edge of
the bike. Sam calculates this one will go over 85MPH.
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Bibet Varna
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Varna Diablo 2002 Statistics
Size - 8 feet long, 16.0 inches wide, 29.5 inches high
Weight - 60 lbs
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