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Texas based Volcon ePowersports has added distribution of Spanish manufacturer Torrot ' s line of electric off-road motorcycle products throughout Latin America , South America , and the Caribbean Region (' LATAM '). Torrot Electric Europa SA has a storied and impressive place in the Spanish and wider European motorcycle industry . Founded in 1948 by Don Luis Iriondo , Torrot got its start manufacturing sturdy touring and road bicycles . In the 1950s , Don Luis reached a license manufacturing agreement to make mopeds and motorcycles for the famous French brand Dijon-Terrot , creating Terrot S . A . E . In the 1970s , Torrot made good , popular motorcycles like the Mustang and the TT , powered by Sachs engines . Most recently it was Torrot ' s then Private Equity owners that sold the GasGas brand it had rescued from oblivion to the KTM Group . Since 2017 , Torrot focused 100 % of its model range on electric , catering exclusively on young riders ages 3 to 11 . Models are produced in the company ' s factory located in Salt , Spain where it also manufactures the Rieju high-end MX range .
Porsche , Siemens Energy and a line-up of international companies are starting a pilot project in Chile to build the world ' s first integrated , commercial , industrialscale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels ( e-fuels ). Around 130,000 l of e-fuels will be produced as early as this year . Capacity is then to be increased to about 55m l a year by 2024 , and to 550m l by 2026 . The project will use wind energy in southern Chile . The fuel will allow vehicles with combustion engines , including motorcycles , to be operated almost climate-neutrally . Porsche has also increased its stake in e-fuels group HIF Global , which is planning a potential A $ 1bn production facility in Australia that will be modelled on southern Chile .
Rancho Cucamonga , California based Falken Tires is back for the 2022 AFT season as the Official Light Truck Tire for a third consecutive season . Described as a " long-time standout in the world of motorsport ," Falken boasts many impressive performances to its name , across numerous disciplines - including the Lucas Off Road Racing Series , Ultra 4 , USCA and SCCA , the 4 Hours of Nürburgring , and the Formula Drift Championship Series , where it earned Tire Manufacturer of the Year honors in 2017 .
Denis Manning and BUB 7 Team Announce Trev Richter to Lead Quest to Regain World ' s Fastest Motorcycle Title
When it comes to Motorcycle Land Speed Record setting pedigree , it doesn ' t come better than multiple record setting streamliner designer and performance engineer Denis Manning . New rider Trev Richter will ride to beat current twoway average mile record of 376.156 mph . Formerly of BUB Exhausts fame , the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame member and former Sportsperson of the Year , and his BUB 7 Team , are pleased to announce lifelong rider Trev Richter of Hunter Sills Racing will take the seat of their new BUB 7.1 motorcycle streamliner this fall . Richter ( 48 ) has been on two wheels since childhood , first as a BMX racer , then graduating to dirt , sport , adventure , and land speed motorcycles . Currently , Richter works as a professional adventure riding motorcycle coach and holds multiple AMA , FIM and SCTA land speed records in both faired and unfaired 1,000 cc motorcycle classes . " Trev was the perfect choice to bring the record back for the BUB 7.1 streamliner ," says Denis Manning , owner of the BUB 7 team . " Since starting in land speed racing in 2017 , his natural riding talents have propelled him to earn five top speed world and national records in a very short time . He possesses the innate abilities we have been searching for ; abilities that have been honed further as a successful off-road rider , dirt and land speed racer , and adventure riding coach . We are confident he has the necessary talent , wisdom , and the will and determination to make it happen ." The streamliner , named the BUB 7.1 to distinguish it from the prior BUB 7 , mimics the design of its predecessor
BUB 7 testing at the A2 wind tunnel with a unique aerodynamic shape Manning says is inspired by the Coho salmon - delivering an incredibly low coefficient of drag measured at 0.08 . All components of the bike are custom designed by Manning and his team , including the purpose-build turbocharged V-4 engine and full carbon fiber monocoque framed chassis .
BUB 7.1 rider Trev Richter ( Photo : Jean Turner )
Manning has been designing and racing streamliner motorcycles for over 50 years , first setting the record with Cal Rayborn at 265.492 mph in 1970 . He and his team held the record from 2006 to 2008 at 350.884 mph and again in 2009 when Chris Carr piloted it for a two-way average mile speed of 367.382 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah . The current average mile record in Manning ' s sight was set in September 2010 at 376.156 mph by Rocky Robinson riding the Mike Akatiff designed Ack Attack . " It ' s an honor to work with a veteran land speed champion like Denis Manning . His knowledge and experience are unmatched , and he knows how to win in the extreme sport of land speed racing ," says Richter . " To win in land speed racing , one needs optimal power , traction , and aerodynamics . The BUB 7.1 brings all these factors together in the perfect combination . I look forward to following in the footsteps of Cal Rayborn and Chris Carr who ' ve put Denis ' designs in the record books ." Denis Manning , nicknamed " BUB " since childhood , began his motorcycle career as part of the USA Drag Racing team in England at the age of 19 . Ever since he saw Mickey Thompson run at Bonneville , Manning has spent his life trying to do with motorcycles what Mickey did with cars . In the process he has set more land speed records than anyone . He and his team first set the all-out motorcycle record in 1970 with a Harley- Davidson , followed by the world ' s fastest Triumph , world ' s fastest Norton , world ' s fastest single-engine motorcycle , world ' s fastest singleengine conventional motorcycle , and world ' s fastest all-out motorcycle . Manning is founder of the International Motorcycle Speed Trials by BUB ( now Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials ), was named AMA " Sportsperson of the Year " in 2004 for his contributions to the sport and was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2006 . Hunter Sills Racing is a female-owned professional land speed racing team founded in 2004 whose lead riders ( Erin Sills , Trev Richter , and the late Andy Sills ) have collectively earned over 45 World and National records , 2 Guinness World records , Mojave Mile 200 mph Club membership , Mojave Magnum 200 mph Club membership , BUB 201 mph Club membership , Bonneville SCTA 200 mph Club membership , El Mirage SCTA 200 mph Club membership , top average mile speed to-date of 238 mph , and title of World ' s Fastest BMW .
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