Heard in rush for world records

Five months and a hell of a lot of money later, Tauranga businessman Paul Heard is about to start his record-breaking journey around the world.
Heard's grand plan is take a Ducati Desmosedici RR, a bike closely modelled on Casey Stoner's 2007 championship winning motoGP bike, and break the outright 1000cc world production land speed record in various countries around the world.
He' starting in New Zealand this weekend at the Cliff Hanger Promotions Flying Mile in Featherston and hopes to break the existing record of 311 km/h, set last year by American riding an MV Agusta in Bonneville Utah.
The bike was uncrated a couple of weeks ago and is pretty much ready to go. The engine was pre-run in at the factory.
If all goes according to plan by August 2009 he will have set at least 10 country speed records.
Also in each country reset the world production motorcycle speed record.
We wish him all the best.