Drag racer Kent Stotz sets another record: 505 horsepower

March 8, 2003

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Drag racer Kent Stotz sets another record: 505 horsepower


Daytona Beach, FL - The SuperFlow AMI Brute Horsepower Shootout record was
smashed yesterday when Kent Stotz's Honda Rider's Club of America and Turbo
Charged by Velocity Racing-backed CBR1100XX became the first motorcycle
ever to break the 500 horsepower mark. Turning 12,500 rpm on a SuperFlow
SF-250 Pro EC motorcycle dynamometer, the Stotz Street Xtreme Honda
recorded an all-time-high run of 505 uncorrected rear-wheel horsepower. Due
to the atmospheric conditions during the test, the corrected power number
translated to 497.2 horsepower. Previous AMI Shootout record-setting runs
have been achieved with the help of turbo-charged engines running nitrous
oxide, but Stotz's CBR hit the 505 hp mark using only a Velocity Racing
Turbo System with a Garrett Turbo.

Amazingly, Stotz's CBR is a street legal machine. To be eligible for the
Streetbike Shootout class in the AMA Prostar drag race series, the AMA
requires that all bikes must meet street legal specifications. Stotz is the
reigning AMA Prostar Streetbike Shootout champion. Engine modifications to
Stotz's 2003 CBR1100XX include Falicon Connecting Rods, J. E. Pistons, Star
Pro Port Heads. The championship-winning Stotz Street Xtreme Honda, which
will be ridden by Barry Henson in the 2003 AMA Prostar series, also
utilizes many stock Honda components including crank, valves, head gasket
and studs.

To view a chart of Stotz's record-breaking dyno run, visit
www.superflow.com.

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