The Motorcycle Wheelie World Championship / Top Speed event came to a close at 5pm Sunday 16th August 2015 at Elvington Airfield, North Yorkshire. England. The over all winner Gary Rothwell from liverpool who achieved a speed of just over 197 mph successfully completing the required kilometre length wheelie.
30 of the worlds top wheelie people competed in the event with representatives from Finland, France, Holland, Ireland, Sweden, UK, US taking part. Thousands of spectators look on as bikers speed on the back wheel for a kilometre bidding to be the wheelie world champion. Here are the exact result of the top three:
Again there were nearly 30 of the worlds top speed riders taking part and the fastest person was the UK's fastest woman Beckie Ellis from Scunthorpe. Here are the results of the top three, all from the UK, riding the most powerful bikes:
There were a whole range of strange vehicles were put through their paces for the top speed section. They included a jet powered shopping cart, a motorised garden shed, the worlds fastest toilet and one of the most powerful motorbikes in the world at 8,000 CC. The top speeds for some of these unusual vehicles were
The World Wheelie Championship is organised by Straightliners which is affiliated to the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) and the International Organisation of Professional Drivers (IOPD). Rider participation including record ratification and timing is administered by to UK Timing Association (UKTA). Both Straighliners and UKTA were set up by renowned motorcycle racer Trevor Duckworth. You can get more information here http://www.straightliners-
Media enquiries to Tom Burns worldreachpr@gmail.com
Some media coverage here
http://www.pocklingtonpost.co.
http://www.mototriti.gr/data/
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| World Wheelie champ 2015 Gary Rothwell in action (photo Phil Evans) |
- Gary Rothwell riding a Hayabusa Turbo 197.879 MPH
- Egbert Van Popta from Holland riding a Hayabusa Turbo 195.805 MPH
- Paddy O'Sullivan from Ireland riding a Suzuki GSXR 189.822 MPH
- Becci Ellis riding a Hayabusa Turbo 259.542 MPH
- Jack Frost based in N. Ireland riding a Hayabusa Turbo 254.457 MPH
- Les Marsh, Europe's fastest grandad biker, from Cleveland riding a Hayabusa Turbo 245.622 MPH
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| Speed champ 2015 Becci Ellis waiting for the 'off' (photo Phil Evans) |
There were a whole range of strange vehicles were put through their paces for the top speed section. They included a jet powered shopping cart, a motorised garden shed, the worlds fastest toilet and one of the most powerful motorbikes in the world at 8,000 CC. The top speeds for some of these unusual vehicles were
- The motorised, shed designed, built and driven by Kevin Nicks form Oxfordshire did a top speed of 70.7670 MPH
- The jet powered shopping trolley, designed, built and driven by Matt LcKeown form Plymouth, did a top speed of 55.8575 MPH
- The Millyard Viper V10 8 driven / rode by Allen Millyard form Berkshire, who took five years and £30,000 to design and build the bike, reached a top speed of 182.511 MPH
There is no official top speed registered for the worlds fastest toilet as it was just taken for a run!
The World Wheelie Championship is organised by Straightliners which is affiliated to the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) and the International Organisation of Professional Drivers (IOPD). Rider participation including record ratification and timing is administered by to UK Timing Association (UKTA). Both Straighliners and UKTA were set up by renowned motorcycle racer Trevor Duckworth. You can get more information here http://www.straightliners-
Media enquiries to Tom Burns worldreachpr@gmail.com
Some media coverage here
http://www.manchestereveningne
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-eng
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-
http://www.darlingtonandstockt
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/
https://motortorque.org/
http://motorbikewriter.com/
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-eng
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-
http://www.darlingtonandstockt
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/
https://motortorque.org/
http://motorbikewriter.com/
http://www.mototriti.gr/data/
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