Red Baron LSR
The Red Baron land speed racing motorcycle is a supercharged 350-cc Moto Morini that holds records in several competition classes at El Mirage Dry Lake, Bonneville Salt Flats, and several airport venues across the Southwest US. The Red Baron LSR team shares race updates and racing-related engineering considerations.
Red Baron (Sept. 2025) El Mirage Race Run
Cylinder head valves leak test with gasoline
Hand Lapping Valves & Valve Seats
El Mirage: Nov. 2021 Record Run for The Red Baron
Rookie Run for Amy at El Mirage - June 2021
Supplies for Hand Lapping Valves & Valves Seats
Grinding vs. Cutting: Creating Valve Seat Angles
Instrumentation explained for supercharged land speed racing Moto Morini
Record Run at Bonneville Speed Week 2019
Power Testing at El Mirage Dry Lake
El Mirage Record Run May 2018: 108.476 mph
The Red Baron Land Speed Record Run: 123.310 mph (El Mirage, July 2017)
Multi-Angle Valve Job for High Performance
8 Basic Steps to a Valve Job
Specifications for Sealing Valves in an Internal Combustion Engine
Exhaust Valves: Innovations during World War II
Power Limitations of Internal Combustion Engines
Intake & Exhaust Valve Materials & Trade-offs
Form & Function of the poppet (mushroom or tulip) valves for internal combustion engines
Purpose of Valves in Internal Combustion Engines Simply Explained
Introducing Turn 4 Academy: Questionable Engineering Advice