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[GregKhougaz]

LIMESTONE, Maine –  A motorcycle racer trying to top 300 mph died Sunday after losing control and zooming off a runway at a former air base in northern Maine.  Bill Warner, 44, of Wimauma, Fla., was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control but it was unclear how fast the motorcycle was traveling when it veered off the paved runway and crashed, said Tim Kelly, race director the Loring Timing Association, which hosted "The Maine Event" at Loring Air Force Base.

More here:   DEADLY ATTEMPT  Motorcycle Racer Killed in Crash After Hitting 285 MPH

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Saw this. Tragic!

[DDavidson]

Courtesy of FOXSports.com

Riding his modified turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa, Warner previously hit 311 mph on the same course in 2011, using 1.5 miles of pavement. That's considered to be the world land speed record for a conventional motorcycle.

This time he was trying to hit 300 mph using just a mile of pavement, and he'd made several passes before the one in which he crashed, Kelly said. The Maine Event is an annual timed-speed event that utilizes the 14,200-foot-long runway at the former Strategic Air Command base that closed in 1994.

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Sad to hear this.   Very tragic.  He was also in the 200 mph club at the Ohio mile.  Part of the east coast timing association.   I don't think I had the pleasure of meeting him personally but have seen this bike there before.   Very fast bike.   

Todd

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How quickly life can change.

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How quickly life can change.

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