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Bonneville Speed Week has been taking place since 1949. [8] In late August, the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials are held. [9] USFRA Test-n-Tune event in 2024. In September each year is the World of Speed, (similar to Speed Week) organized by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association (USFRA). The USFRA also hosts a "Test-n-Tune" event in the ...
Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) is a competition sanctioning body that maintains rules and record for Land Speed Racing events held at El Mirage Dry Lake, California and at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. It is a non-profit, volunteer organization made up of eleven separate car clubs. [1]
Visitors at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The thickness of salt crust is a critical factor in racing use of the salt flats. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has undertaken multiple studies on the topic; while a 2007 study determined that there was little change in the crust's thickness from 1988 to 2003, [8] more recent studies have shown a reduction in thickness, especially in the northwest ...
The world famous Bonneville Salt Flats near the Utah-Nevada line that has long been a mecca for daredevil speed racers, backdrop for many famous movie scenes and a bucket-list spot for selfie ...
The Bonneville Salt Flats in northwestern Utah, US is known worldwide for its many miles of flat, compacted salt; perfect for testing speed machines. During Speed Week, usually in mid-late August, vehicle enthusiasts from around the world gather at Bonneville. Munro travelled to Bonneville fourteen times, the first 3 times for "sightseeing ...
Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) (AMA Land Speed Grand Championship / FIM Land Speed World Records) is a motorcycle land speed racing event, held annually at Bonneville Speedway, US. The event is sanctioned by American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) [ 1 ] as the Land Speed Grand Championship and Fédération Internationale de ...
In 2013 Henry Cole set a world land speed record for a pre-1955 750cc motorcycle, riding a Brough Superior at 99.78mph [7] on the Bonneville Salt Flats. [8]On 25 May 2023 Cole rode pillion with Allen Millyard on his Viper V10 home-built motorcycle at Elvington airfield in North Yorkshire, to set a new Guinness World Record for the “fastest tandem motorcycle”.
The Salt of the Earth - Ab Jenkins' Own Story of Speed. ASIN B00088Z88S. Ashton, Wendell J. (1994), "Jenkins, Ab", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 22, 2024; Louise Ann Noeth (1999). Bonneville Salt Flats. ISBN 978-0760306055.