Yep! The story goes that he made a couple of runs at 149MPH, but the goal was 150, so as you said, he shed his leathers and got prone on the bike and finally met his goal.

(that dude was NUTS!!!)

BTW, did you see "World's Fastest Indian"? I thought that cigar-chompin' guy who played Rollie in it was PERFECT!!!)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)