A team of students from the Queen's University Belfast are aiming to break a 48-year-old land speed record this October - and they're looking for new sponsors to back their efforts.
Project Velocity will hopefully see the Northern Irish mechanical engineering students and their families head over to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, US, to try and eclipse 200mph (320km/h) in the 1,000cc Streamline Class S-F full fairing motorcycle category.
If Project Velocity is successful in achieving this, the bike will smash the record of 184mph (296km/h) set by New Zealander Bert Munro in 1967 - a run immortalised by Hollywood in the film The World's Fastest Indian, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Currently, Project Velocity is looking for additional sponsors to finance the logistics of the trip and Sam Marsden, 23, the leader of the group, said: "We have completed the design of the bike using powerful computer simulation tools available to us through Queen's University Belfast to verify our capability of breaking this record. We are now in the process of building our bike but we urgently need additional financial support to progress this project and realise our ambition.
"We are seeking sponsorship for this innovative project and already have the support of former Northern Ireland motorbike racer, Philip McCallen, who believes we will secure the record if we can pull the project together and get the team to Bonneville. This is our biggest challenge.
"Project Velocity will showcase just what commitment and desire, combined with engineering talent and skills, can deliver on a global scale. In particular, as a dyslexic I am personally focused on inspiring young people with learning difficulties to pursue further education and ultimately inspire them to follow their dreams."
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The team behind Project Velocity is likely to feature heavily in a forthcoming Discovery Channel series called Meet the Superbrains, due to be aired in early 2016.
If you think you can assist Project Velocity, head to its website at www.projectvelocity-bonneville.com to find contact details.