The designer and frame builder is Stu Rogers from Wisbech. He has been the Engineer/Proprietor of Stu Rogers International Norton Spares for 28 years.

Stu is also a rider, and won Daytona on his 1939 SRS Norton in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 Pre ‘40 Class. In 1995 and 1996 Class C, and on a 250 Ducati in 1995. In 1993 he won the #1 plate in the Pre ‘40 and Class C Classics. He was British Vintage Unlimited Champion in 1974 and Pre ‘48 Champion in 1989 and 1990.

Stu, raced a streamliner at Bonneville in 1997 powered by a Vincent engine. He met Gabriel shortly afterwards, and the two started talking about building their own streamliner. €œI first met Gabriel at an NSA sprint in Sept 1997 after returning from Bonneville earlier that month. I€™d spent the previous 3 months in Greenville, Virginia helping to build the Black Lightning Vincent streamliner before racing it at Bonneville in the August Speed Week. The Vincent Team€™s unsuccessful attempt left me with unfinished business, but I was getting a little long in the tooth to start a project of my own and I knew the immense financial implications, although I still had streamliner fever.

I met Gabriel again at Santa Pod in Sept 2002 where his enthusiasm for his own land speed record attempt was infectious, so I made him the offer of using my workshop facilities and told him to keep in touch. He came up with offers and ideas for a few different variations of modern, double-engined propulsion, but I had my doubts, not liking the complication of linked engine set-ups.

Early in 2008 he rang me to say that he had been offered the Powertec V8 Hyabusa based 2.8L engine and things started to take shape from there.€

Stu€™s Bonneville experience and knowledge of bike building will allow the record attempt vehicle to be light and strong.

Read more about Stu’s adventues with the Vincent steamliner.