Gairdner LSR attempt swamped
Californian Mike Akatiff had selected the South Australian venue as conditions were not suitable at the Bonneville Salt Flats to run his Suzuki Hayabusa-powered streamliner bike, dubbed TOP-1 Ack Attack.
Akatiff had hoped to break the magical 400 mph barrier as part of the Lake Gairdner Speed Trials in early March, but the amount of surface water meant no record run could be safely attempted. Akatiff will take the 900hp TOP-1 back to Bonneville in the US Summer for another FIM record attempt.