By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected]
WHAT: Journalists will have the opportunity this week to interview members of an Oregon State University student team that will travel to Utah to attempt to set the Bonneville Salt Flats land speed record for 50cc motorcycles (modified partial streamlining class) during the Southern California Timing Association Speed Week event Aug. 3-9.
The Bonneville record in their category is just over 83 mph. At an SCTA event in May at El Mirage Lake in California, under conditions similar to those at the legendary salt flats, the bike exceeded 87 mph.
WHO: Instructor John Greeven and five students in the OSU College of Engineering.
WHEN: Contact Greeven at 541-207-6944 or [email protected] to arrange a meeting time, interview the team, view the motorcycle and see the space where the work takes place.
WHERE: Rogers Hall, 2000 SW Monroe Ave. on Oregon State’s Corvallis campus.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT: www.the50ccracing.com, https://www.instagram.com/lsr.osu/, https://beav.es/pAy (interviews), https://flic.kr/p/2pU3eoY (photo)
PARKING: Contact Steve Lundeberg, [email protected], or Sean Nealon, [email protected], to arrange on-campus parking.
