Crashed racer Bill Warner

disbanding his turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle to about 285 m/h (456 km/h) is a renowned champion racer lost control and flew off the runway.

event took place at the annual festival of speed when you try to set a new record - 300 miles per hour at the site just a mile away. Earlier, the 44-year-old racer broke the record speed of 311 m /h (497.6 km /h) at a distance of one and a half-mile on this same page. For a traditional motorcycle design - an absolute record.

After the incident, the driver was still in the minds and even talked, but a little more than an hour of the incident, he died in hospital.

Festival of Speed ??- the annual event, held in a closed in 1994, the air base of strategic aviation in the state of Maine. For racing and demonstration races used runway 4.3 km long and 600 meter safety zone around her.

About 4 hundred spectators witnessed the accident that claimed the life of the champion. After the incident, all the planned activities of the festival was canceled.