La qualité exceptionnelle du sel, cette année à Bonneville (États-Unis) a permis d'établir plusieurs nouveaux records de vitesse lors des Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST).
La star de la semaine fut peut-être Cayla Rivas, 18 ans, fille du champion de drag racing Chris Rivas. Cayla a battu le record 750cc Aspiration naturelle (254 km/h). Ci-dessous tous les autres records.
30/08/2018Belen WAGNERSuzuki HayabusaI.A1.B II.3+ 1600cc1 km: 217.393 mph*1 km: 349.860 km/h*
29/08/2018Stephen GARNYamaha RD350I.A1.A I.2 350cc1 km: 117.417 mph*1 km: 188.965 km/h*
29/08/2018Gilles PUJOLGilles Pujol Saline YuccaI.B1.A I.1 100cc1 km: 28.327 mph*1 km: 45.588 km/h*
29/08/2018Cayla RIVASRoyal Enfield 650cc TwinI.A1.A I.2 750cc1 km: 157.145 mph*1 km: 252.901 km/h*
28/08/2018Kerry O'DAYKawasaki KLR650I.A1.B I.1 750cc1 km: 127.190 mph*1 km: 204.693 km/h*
28/08/2018Pietro ZANETTIGarelli Mosquito 38 BI.A3.A I.1 50cc1 km: 18.740 mph*1 km: 30.159 km/h*
27/08/2018Belen WAGNERKTM rs 125I.A1.B I.1 125cc1 km: 129.423 mph*1 km: 208.286 km/h*
27/08/2018Stephen GARNYamaha RD350I.A1.A I.2 350cc1 km: 116.701 mph*1 km: 187.813 km/h*
27/08/2018Jay ALLENHarley DavidsonDynaI.A1.A II.2 2000cc1 km: 191.779 mph*1 km: 308.638 km/h*
27/08/2018Cayla RIVASRoyal Enfield 650cc TwinI.A1.A I.2 750cc1 km: 139.419 mph*1 km: 224.374 km/h*
26/08/2018Hirohisa KOISOHarley DavidsonJims FXDI.A1.B II.2 2500cc1 km: 224.340 mph*1 km: 361.040 km/h*
26/08/2018Jean Nicolas GENETSuzuki TL1000RI.A1.B I.2 1000cc1 km: 171.808 mph*1 km: 276.499 km/h*
26/08/2018Jay ALLENHarley DavidsonDynaI.A1.B II.2 2000cc1 km: 230.043 mph*1 km: 370.218 km/h*
26/08/2018Stephen GARNYamaha RD350I.A1.A I.2 350cc1 km: 110.234 mph*1 km: 177.404 km/h*
26/08/2018Cayla RIVASRoyal Enfield 650cc TwinI.A1.A I.2 750cc1 km: 138.700 mph*1 km: 223.217 km/h*
Words and pictures by Jean Turner for FIM