Indian motorcycle set three land speed records before. Usa, motorcycle landspeed record on 19620909, bonneville salt flats with. Bonneville salt flats history book expanded and updated. The town played an interesting part in helping end wwii for history buffs. The area is a remnant of the pleistocene lake bonneville and is the largest of many salt flats located west of the great salt lake. Lake bonneville shorelines can be seen as flat wavecut benches or terraces on the sides of the silver island mountains to the northnorthwest of the salt flats. This page has links to all bonneville slat flat racing pictures, stories, legends and information. The boys of bonneville will no doubt be the 2011 racing movie sensation. The bonneville salt flats are a densely packed salt pan in tooele county in northwestern utah. That info, and the recent reports from the salt, indicate that conditions are improving and that we have a few potential course locations. Back in 1989, espn sent peter graves out to cover the racing at bonneville, almost on a playbyplay basis with color commentator rick vesco. History of indian motorcycle historical timeline from 1900.
Choose your favorite bonneville salt flats designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. In one of his books, phil irving one of the designers said that there were only about 16 of the model. New book on chasing land speed records at bonneville now. The history of the bonneville salt flats capitalcitywhips.
Jul 22, 2014 a bonneville salt flats recordsetting motorcycle will be auctioned as part of the mecum auction at the pennsylvania farm show complex and expo center in harrisburg, pa. I thought it would be cool to see what else is out there. How would you like to ride a motorcycle flat out on the bonneville salt flats, competing. Bonneville salt flats speed week axed motorbike writer. Two twentyfour hour runs by ab jenkins, the legendary salt lake city, utah record setter are the subject of this 1935 film covering the event at the bonneville salt flats. Indian motorcycle set three land speed records before speed week. There, a crusty yet perfectly flat strip measuring nine miles long by just 80 feet wide was formed 50,000 years ago when a 45,000squaremile sea receded in what is now western utah. Woodcliff lake, nj september 15, 2014motorcycle racer and team owner, valerie thompson, set her 7th land speed record on her ctek sponsored bmw s rr during the utah salt flats racing associations 28th annual world of speed event september.
Two decades of photography is exactly thatand its captivating, to say the least. Bonneville salt flats history november 1962 cycle world. Bonneville salt flats wendover, utah lake, park facebook. On the bonneville salt flats, johnny allen establishes a record 193 mph in a 650cc triumph powered streamliner. Apr 15, 2008 how to build a bonneville salt flats motorcycle documents the construction of the worlds fastest panhead, conceived and assembled by keith ball, former editor or easyriders magazine and current owner of, the most popular biker stop on the internet. History vintage bonneville salt flats memorabilia the.
Herbert james burt munro was a new zealand motorcycle racer, famous for setting an. Online shopping for history motorcycles from a great selection at books store. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by big mac, mar 21. Sep 19, 2012 with bonneville speed week just ending were sure many of you still have salt fever and wouldnt mind reading about the history that surrounds the salt flats. Worlds fastest motorcycle the running of the bonneville national speed trials this year saw records falling left and right, the most impressive of which was the longsought worlds record. Bonneville 59 utah salt flats biker vintage motorbike speed natural tshirt ebay. Bonneville racers email us with your webesite to add to this links page. To hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts around the world the bonneville salt flats are the ultimate speedway and proving ground to test and see if your rod truly is the fastest around. History vintage bonneville salt flats memorabilia the h. History of the bonneville salt flats captured like youve.
Utahs great salt lake covered a much bigger area, a lake that was later named lake bonneville. Insane speed records are broken at bonneville salt flats. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. From 1955 to 1970, with the exception of a brief 33day. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. This is a top quality cinematic gem that offers much fresh insight into the nature of racing before racing became sanitized and commercialized into modern motor sports entertainment. The crusty yet perfectly flat strip measuring nine miles long by just 80 feet wide, was formed 50,000 years ago when a 45,000squaremile sea receded in what is now western utah. They hold a guinness world record for the fastest speed on a motorcycle ridden by two people simultaneously a record achieved on a 2011 bmw srr reaching an average twoway speed of 181. For the riders it was another 300 mile trek on their vintage motorcycles. The guinness book of motorcycling facts and feats, guinness superlatives.
The race for the motorcycle world land speed record. Bonneville is about as hot rod as it gets, so i assume its an appropriate thread for this site. Each of the 12 chapters of this remarkable 510 page book is devoted to a major aspect of motorcycling. Thats what this book is about it aims at being a straightforward, practical guide to buying a. The t120 bonneville is unveiled at the earls court bike show. Shop for bonneville salt flats art from the worlds greatest living artists. How to build a bonneville salt flats motorcycle custom. Customize your bonneville salt flats print with hundreds of different frames and mats, if desired. Mar 21, 2014 history vintage bonneville salt flats memorabilia discussion in the hokey ass message board started by big mac, mar 21, 2014.
History vintage bonneville salt flats memorabilia page 2. Racing began on the salt flats in 1914 and numerous landspeed records for various vehicle classes have been set here. So, if you have any cool bonneville artifacts lets check em out. Keith walks the reader through all the steps involved in the creation of a true bonneville salt flats motorcycle. Bonneville salt flats bonneville speedway wendover. It was in 1955 that flat tracker johnny allen rode his way into the history books on the motorcycle stormy and company called the devils arrow. Srr sets new speed records on the bonneville salt flats. Ab jenkins in two sensational 24hour runs at bonneville. For the attorney and member of the san francisco board of supervisors born 1970, see david campos dave campos born 1942, santa rosa, new mexico is a topfuel drag motorcycle racer and held the motorcycle land speed record from 1990 until 2006. This photo history features all of the marques, both automotive and motorcycle, that have campaigned the bonneville salt flats over the past nine decades.
Bonneville salt flats bonneville motorcycle speed trials. Stay tuned for new rules updates and new opportunities to enter the record books this year at bonneville motorcycle speed trials, the ama land speed grand championship. Racing links these links are strictly limited to bonneville racers and the business that specialize in the parts, services and tools they need. Worlds fastest motorcycles descend on bonneville cycle world. The motorcycle was powered by a jack wilson tuned 650 cc twincylinder triumph engine and fuelled by methanol in a unique streamliner fairing. The 1950s in particular saw a revolution in the hotrodding scene that became more aware of the importance of aerodynamics, weight and drag. Jun 06, 2009 flatout on the salt flats the 1954 bonneville hot rod speed meet many racing legends and innovations have been born on the 160 square mile barren patch known as the bonneville salt flats.
Lets back up first and give a bit of history on the area. Wednesday, september 17, 2014 springville to elko stage twelve took us from springville, utah to elko, nevada. Nov 16, 2003 biking on the bonneville salt flats hal cannon of the western folklife center recently traveled to utahs western deserts in search of joyous motoring. The current motorcycle land speed record belongs to rocky robinson and the top 1 ack attack team and was set september 25, 2010 at 376. Bonneville speed week 1959 exceptional photos by william. Check out the vast collections of bonneville salt flats. Bonneville salt flats by louise ann noeth hotrod hotline. A bonnevillesaltflatsrecordsetting motorcycle will be auctioned as part of the mecum auction at the pennsylvania farm show complex and expo center in harrisburg, pa.
All bonneville salt flats artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. The casinos have good weekday rates and is about 5 miles from the track. With bonneville speed week just ending were sure many of you still have salt fever and wouldnt mind reading about the history that surrounds the salt flats. Because of this thread i was contacted by a gal who is doing research for the smithsonian channel for a history of bonneville. Woodcliff lake, nj september 15, 2014motorcycle racer and team owner, valerie thompson, set her 7th land speed record on her ctek sponsored bmw s rr during the utah salt flats racing associations 28th annual world of speed event september 69 at the bonneville salt flats in wendover utah. This factbased drama stars anthony hopkins as quirky new zealander burt munro, a 67yearold grandfather who flies across utahs bonneville salt flats and blazes into the record books at 183.
Roland rollie free november 18, 1900 october 11, 1984 was a motorcycle racer best known for breaking the american motorcycle land speed record in 1948 on the bonneville salt flats. Fastest honda ever goes over 260 mph on bonneville salt flats. Just when i thought that the white sands in new mexico was absolutely gorgeous, salt flats just phuckin blew me away. Lee and the team are now at bonneville salt flats for speed week and lee reached a top speed of 191mph in his first few runs on the five mile short course. The motorcycle landspeed record is the fastest speed achieved by a motorcycle on land. Castrol has a history of working with speed record attempts at bonneville since 1914, and triumph also has a long history at the salt flats, including four recordbreaking motorcycle records with devils arrow, texas ceegar, dudekjohnson and gyronaut x1.
Bonneville a century of speed utah salt flats racing. The future of the famous bonneville salt flats speed week is in jeopardy after the event has been cancelled for the second consecutive year. Fred luther was a motorcycle racer, who competed as early as 1909. A century of speed, a history book on the bonnieville salt flats, has been expanded and updated for 2015 in its second edition. The most celebrated british motorcycle in history bears the name of the 40square mile expanse of salt near wendover, utah, where four resourceful texans took on a team of german engineers and made motorcycle history. History of the triumph bonneville bonneville performance. Shop for bonneville salt flats art prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands. Bonneville salt flats history book expanded and updated for. Sep 22, 2016 fastest honda ever goes over 260 mph on bonneville salt flats. The history of the bonneville salt flats october 29, 2011.
Aug 01, 2016 bonneville speed week 1959 exceptional photos by william hewitt august 1, 2016 on the third week of august, dedicated racers whose ultimate goal is to set a land speed record lsr, descend on the bonneville salt flats near the city of wendover, located on the western side of utah near the nevada border. Here, the quest for the land speed record is recorded by photographer peter vincent. Over the years, munro and his scout raced on the bonneville salt flats nine times and set world records in three of them, culminating in his final tripand record. Sep 19, 2011 licensed to youtube by audiam label on behalf of emv. During his ten visits to the salt flats, he set three speed records, one of which still. The bonneville salt flats lies on what was once part of the floor of the ancient, freshwater lake bonneville that occupied western utah during the last ice age. Bonneville salt flats recordsetting motorcycle to be. The history of the bonneville speedway rod authority. Women motorcycle racers, bonneville salt flats, bmw. A report from a recent flyover by a friend of bmst indicated that the area affected is looking more saltflats and less mudflats. Bonneville salt flats is one of the most unique landforms, located 120 miles west of salt lake city in utah. All the current national records are listed in the back section chapter of the ama rule book. The crusty yet perfectly flat strip measuring nine miles long by just 80 feet wide, was formed 50,000 years ago when a. Launched in 1959 as the best motorcycle in the world, the triumph bonneville was named to recognize texas dealer big d cycles and project leader stormy manghams worldrecord achievements on the bonneville salt flats in wendover, utah.
There is primitive camping at an area known as bend in the road near the entrance to the bonneville salt flats. Bonneville 1954 salt flats biker vintage motorbike speed. Humans have been racing on the bonneville salt flats for over 100 years, which seems like a long time in the world of motorsports. Bonneville 59 utah salt flats biker vintage motorbike. The history of this glorious iron steed has taken men through battle and through.
Since 1909, bonneville has hosted hundreds of races and speed trials featuring scores of remarkable cars, motorcycles, and drivers. Bonneville 1954 salt flats biker vintage motorbike speed trials natural tshirt. The complete book of classic and modern triumph motorcycles 1937today. Bonneville salt flats bonneville speedway wendover, utah. Thats what this book is about it aims at being a straightforward, practical guide to buying a used bonnie. Bonneville motorcycle speed trials 2017 wrapup motorcyclist. Motorcyclists that race on the salt are not content to travel to daytona for bike week to sit around and watch the bikes go by, land speed records and running flat out on the salt gets their adrenaline running. History vintage bonneville salt flats memorabilia page. The areas history, however, is much longer and richer. How to build a bonneville salt flats motorcycle custom builder. The property is public land managed by the bureau of land management and is known for land speed records at the bonneville speedway. A thin layer of salt has caused the cancellation of the annual bonneville salt flats speed week that was scheduled to start on august 8, 2015. My homegirl and i did a road trip around utah and arizona for memorial weekend and i couldnt help but make sure that we stopped here before we did anything else on the itinerary.
If there is not a record listed for a particular class, that record is considered available. New book chronicles bonneville history and pursuit of the motorcycle land speed record grass valley, ca in his new book, worlds fastest motorcycle, author john stein journeys to the. A motorcycle design for the history books marketplace. How to build a bonneville salt flats motorcycle documents the construction of the worlds fastest panhead, conceived and assembled by keith ball, former editor or easyriders magazine and current owner of, the most popular biker stop on the internet. Aug 23, 20 worlds fastest motorcycles descend on bonneville. The bonneville salt flats is a densely packed salt pan. I am one of very few women motorcycle riders racing on the salt at speed week, and im very proud to hold two land speed records. Indian at bonneville speed week motorcycle news uk. The ultimate illustrated history of the motorcycle, this comprehensive visual guide is packed with over amazing. There are lots of books about the triumph bonneville, about its history, performance, lineage and the minutiae of its specification, but none of them tell you what to look for when buying one secondhand. Bonneville speed week 1959 exceptional photos by william hewitt. Located in the great salt lake desert, the bonneville salt flats are both a geographic and landspeed marvel. Licensed to youtube by audiam label on behalf of emv. Details about bonneville 1954 salt flats biker vintage motorbike speed trials natural tshirt.
So theyre taking the bike to the bonneville salt flats in utah. Ill start us off with an old bonneville nationals 1st place trophy from 1953. That info, and the recent reports from the salt, indicate that conditions are improving and that we have a. The bonneville salt flats is a densely packed salt pan in northwestern utah formed by the last glacial period 1. On the third week of august, dedicated racers whose ultimate goal is to set a land speed record lsr, descend on the bonneville salt flats near the city of wendover, located on the western side of utah near the nevada border.
The tr6 trophy is produced as the first true american triumph model with a top speed of 105 mph. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. These are the sort of things you read about in history books, says lenk. The bonneville salt flats also hosts rocket club launches and marathons and acts as a backdrop for movies, commercials, and photographs. I learned to ride at 38, and now, at 50 years old, i am racing vintage bmw motorcycles on the bonneville salt flats. And then there are the people that come from around the world to do other worldly things with speed on the salt. The bonneville salt flats in western utah are other worldly. This landscape is a place of expansive views, distinctive scenery, and sharp contrasts. Motorcycles set land speed records on the salt flats in bonneville. Most hot rod books put in text around the photos as mere filling, but in bonneville salt flats, you are in for a true education.