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On a road? | 1:09 p.m. June 30, 2008
And why is he doing this on a road instead of the salt flats?
Anonymous | 1:18 p.m. June 30, 2008
Because he can. It's FAR more challenging to do this on a narrow highway than on the Salt Flats or a dry lake bed, which allow for virtually unlimited lateral correction of mistakes. Doing this on a 33 foot wide highway with crosswinds blowing is akin to you riding your bicycle down the narrow side of a two by four at full speed. Try it, sometime and let me know how you do.

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Kenneth Merena's attempt to break the land speed record for an open cockpit motorcycle ended in frustration Sunday after mechanical breakdowns and rough roads thwarted the effort. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
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Kenneth Merena's attempt to break the land speed record for an open cockpit motorcycle ended in frustration Sunday after mechanical breakdowns and rough roads thwarted the effort.

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