At nearly 200 mph, , Bull Valley resident and former McHenry County Board member Jeff Schwartz broke over 60 land speed records
At nearly 200 mph, with the wind trying to blow him away and his neck in a spasm, Bull Valley resident and former McHenry County Board member Jeff Schwartz managed to break more than 60 land speed records with two different vehicles.
Schwartz started out doing motocross as a teenager, purchasing his first dirt bike when he was 16, he said. Over the years, he's raced cars and motorcycles on roadways and has done drag racing. In October, he added land speed racing to that list, attempting to break absolute speed records. by signing up you agree to our terms of service The two-day event put him third all time in the amount of all-time records in the ECTA Motorsports' history by an individual, ECTA Motorsports owner Steve Strupp said. Schwartz didn't realize the level of success he had until they delivered him his certificates.
Across each of the distances, he broke records for a variety of different vehicle classes. Schwartz said competitors could compete in their vehicle's respective class, as well as classes above their vehicle. Jeff Schwartz on his Ducati motorcycle on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, at his garage in McCullom Lake. He set numerous land speed records last year with his motorcycle and Ferrari. - Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Typically, drag strips are treated with compounds to create more traction, but in this case, the runway was just bare concrete.
As a result, she doesn't worry about her father. Her father breaking as many records as he did"sounds like something he would do," she said.Moving forward, Schwartz purchased new equipment to both help his vision and allow him to tuck his body more, which will create less wind resistance and help him go faster.
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