Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) (AMA Land Speed Grand Championship) is a
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
land speed An object's speed across land is measured by difference in movement between the object and the land beneath it. Atmospheric pressure and aerodynamics must be considered when attempting to calculate possible speeds from the force applied.
Units
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racing
In sport, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific go ...
event, held annually at
Bonneville Speedway
Bonneville Speedway (also known as the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track) is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats northeast of Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. It is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed rec ...
, US. The event is sanctioned by
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
and
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
AMA-certified US National land speed records, and FIM-certified Land speed world records are created in this event.
The event features motorcycles ranging from 50-cc to 3000-cc, as well as electric classes.
The event has been held annually since 2004 after Speed Week at the end of August prior to
Labor Day.
History
2021
17 new FIM world records and 55 AMA national records were set during the annual event 2021 BMST August 28-September 2. Notable entries include Jaron Tyner and Casper Wyoming's Tyrell Marlow who set new records on a Susuki Tl1000 and a Ducati 999 sidecar, the "Coconut Express" and Zlock racing who set three new
FIM world records. SheEMoto award was presented to Sherry Soliz who also earned an AMA National record after breaking the ton (100MPH) on her father's BMW.
2020
The event was cancelled due to
COVID 19 pandemic risks and restrictions.
2019
50
AMA national records and 10
FIM world records(pending ratification) were set during the annual event August 24-29th 2019. Team Mobitec became the first traditional sit-on electric powered motorcycle to break .
2018
In 2018, the annual event was held from 25 to 30 August.
18-year-old
Cayla Rivas
Cayla (Rivas) Kaolelopono is an American motorcycle racer based in Fresno, California, who set the FIM World Record by reaching a speed of 252.901 km/h, riding a modified ''Royal Enfield 650cc Twin'', in 2018 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Tr ...
became the youngest female racer to reach a speed of 252.901 km/h.
2017
78-year-old Sandy Vetter, reached a speed of , riding a Yamaha 350cc
two-stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of ...
motorbike.
2016
The annual event was held from 26 to 31 August.
Valerie Thompson
Valerie Thompson (born April 17, 1967) is an American motorcycle drag and land speed racer. She is a 7-time motorcycle land-speed record holder and charter member of the Mojave Magnum "200 MPH Club."
In 2012, Thompson was selected to drive the ...
became the first female driver riding a motorcycle over , reaching a speed of 489.663 km/h.
2015
The event was cancelled in 2015, due to rain and resulting salt flat conditions.
2021 record results
2021 BMST FIM world record results
2021 AMA national record results
2019 record results
2019 BMST FIM world records
2019 BMST AMA national records
2018 record results
2018 BMST FIM world records
2018 BMST AMA national records
AMA national records (1958 – Sept 2021)
External links
Official websiteOn Facebook
References
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Motorcycle races
Annual sporting events
American Motorcyclist Association
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
World motorcycle racing series
Motorcycle off-road racing series