Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials

Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials or AMA Land Speed Grand Championship
Venue Bonneville Speedway, US
Location Tooele County in northwestern Utah

Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) also known as AMA Land Speed Grand Championship is a motorcycle land speed racing event, held annually at Bonneville Speedway, US. The event is sanctioned by American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)[1] and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).[2][3][4][5] Many AMA-certified US national speed records, and FIM-certified world speed records are usually created in this event.[6][7] The event features motorcycles ranging from 50-cc to 3000-cc.[1]

In 2018, the event was held from 25-30 August.[7][1] 18-year-old Cayla Rivas became the youngest female racer to reach a speed of 252.901 km/h.[2]

History

2017

78-year-old Sandy Vetter, reached a speed of 100mph, riding a Yamaha 350cc two-stoke motorbike.[3]

2016

The event was held from 26-31 August.[8] Valerie Thompson became the first female driver riding a motorcycle over 300 mph, reaching a speed of 489.663 km/h.[9][10]

2015

The event was cancelled in 2015, due to poor salt flat conditions.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Land Speed". americanmotorcyclist.com. American Motorcyclist Association. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "Fast Times at Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials". fim-live.com. FIM-Live. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. 1 2 Andrew Wheeler (10 September 2017). "Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2017 Wrap-Up". motorcyclistonline.com. Motor Cyclist Online. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials Looking for Volunteers". cyclenews.com. Cycle News. 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "A Rookie's Guide to Racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats". lowbrowcustoms.com. Low Brow Customs. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  6. ↑ Erin Sills. "Registration opens for 2018 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials". americanmotorcyclist.com. American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  7. 1 2 Gary Ilminen (20 April 2018). "Registration opens for 2018 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials". ultimatemotorcycling.com. Ultimate Motorcycling. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  8. ↑ "AMA Land Speed Grand Championships At The Bonneville Salt Flats Scheduled For August 26-31". roadracingworld.com. Road Racing World. 10 Aug 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  9. ↑ Sagar (12 March 2018). "The world's fastest female motorcycle racer to go above the 376.363 mph record". topspeed.com. Top Speed.
  10. ↑ "Valerie Thompson: Land Speed Record Attempt at Australia's World Speed Trials". ultimatemotorcycling.com. Ultimate Motorcycling. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  11. ↑ "Registration opens for 2018 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials". dragbike.com. Drag Bike. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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