"designed for a new Japanese one-make competition series." Mike Akatiff's 2004 land speed record attempt TOP 1 Ack Attack streamliner used twin Hayabusa engines in an attempt to exceed at Bonneville Salt Flats. In 2006 and again in 2008 Akatiff's Ack Attack, ridden by Rocky Robinson, succeeded, first going in 2006, only to be surpassed two days later, then returning in 2008 to set another new record of . That record stood until 24 September 2009, when it was broken by Chris Carr with a speed of . Radical Sportscars use the Hayabusa engine in stock form in their SR1 entry level race car and in a modified form up to 1.6L in their SR3 and PR6 cars. They also designed a V8 engine based on the inline-four Hayabusa engine using dual Hayabusa cylinder heads mated to a custom bottom end, known as the Powertec RPA V8 engine to power their SR8 car. The sports car set the record for the fastest production car at Nürburgring. John Hartley, president of a custom printing machine manufacturer, created a 75° V8 engine producing and torque that weighs , based on the Hayabusa engine, initially intended to power his Caterham Seven sports car. One of Hartley's engines has also been put in an Ariel Atom open wheel roadster. SmartBUSA sells a conversion kit to install Hayabusa engines in Smart Cars. The Vitabusa is a race car original designed by West Racing Cars, appeared in PIC, Taiwan. A project to build a modern replica of the 1939 Bugatti Model 100 air racer used twin Suzuki Hayabusa engines in place of the original design's pair of supercharged straight-eight engine. Hayabusa engines have been used in sandrails, lightweight space frame off-road vehicles for sand dune racing and recreation. While many sandrails used in events like the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge have relied on car V8 engines, lighter motorcycle engine like the Hayabusa 1300 gives the sand car advantages in acceleration and maneuverability. Introducing the Suzuki Vision Gran Turismo: the 'Hayabusa' Engine and Electrification Technology in an AWD Super Sport The base chassis is a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout with a front mid-mounted engine, but adds electrification technology to combine the engine with electric motors, to complete the all-wheel drive system. The front mid-mounted engine is a 1340 cc inline 4 cylinder used on Suzuki’s ‘Hayabusa’ flagship sports bike. Furthermore, a total of three motors, two for