From a press release issued by Jardine:

North American Record Annihilated at Jardine West Coast HP Dyno Shootout!

Long Beach, CA – In a stunning end to an already record-breaking weekend, JE Pistons’ John Noonan on his Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa land speed bike obliterated the existing North American record for horsepower registered at a Dyno Shoot-Out, Sunday, July 18, 2004. At 545 horsepower, Noonan surpassed the current record by 31 hp!

A crowd of hundreds packed the Jardine booth as Noonan arrived straight from El Mirage where he had set another record, Land Speed at 209.980 mph in the MBG-1650 class, just that morning. Noonan made several staggering passes at the dyno shootout record. With help from show emcee and Jardine VP, Kerry Bryant, as well as the hoots and hollers from the audience, Noonan put down 416 on his first pull and landed at the magic number of 545.1 hp on his second run. He backed it up with 537 hp moments later on his encore run.

“No one has ever seen anything like this,” said Bryant. “There isn’t anything in this parking lot, except perhaps the engines on the Queen Mary behind us here, that can even touch this!”

Noonan attributes his achievement to the help of various supporters.

“I would like to thank the many people that made this happen,” Noonan said. “JE Pistons and Carrillo Rods for supplying us with the best parts available, Velocity Racing Turbosystems, my girlfriend and crew chief, Michelle, for all her support and assistance, and of course Jardine Performance Products for letting me use and abuse their dyno!”

Noonan went on to thank many others with whom he shares this victory: APE Race Parts, Millennium Technologies, American Suzuki, Worldwide Bearings, Sparkplugs.com, Carpenter head porting, PM Racing, SATO Racing, Robinson Industries, Arcane Worldwide Racing, Web Camshafts, Airtech Bodywork, and Hanks fire service.

Jardine Performance Products co-sponsors the annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show and will return next year with their heavily attended and highly anticipated West Coast HP Dyno Shootout.