Fastest man on two wheels from Florida died after 300 mph crash in Maine

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Florida motorcyclist dies after crashing at nearly 300 mph
Orlando Sentinel
By Dave Sherwood
July 14, 2013

BOWDOINHAM, Maine , July 14 (Reuters) - A Florida motorcyclist known as the "fastest man on two wheels," died Sunday after crashing at just under 300 miles per hour while trying to break his own record for the fastest speed on a conventional motorcycle in a time trial in Limestone, Maine.

Trial officials at The Maine Event, an annual speed trial held by the Loring Timing Association, said emergency responders were already on their way before racer Bill Warner came to a stop, nearly 1,000 feet from where his bike, a modified, turbo-charged Suzuki Hayabusa, crashed suddenly.
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