New FIM Land Speed World Records Set at Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials
The Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials( BMST)- part of the FIM Land Speed World Records( LSWR) discipline- concluded on Thursday 28 August following a six-day stay on the worldfamous Bonneville Salt Flats in the American state of Utah. Four FIM Land Speed World Records set on world-famous Bonneville Salt Flats. Adverse weather conditions halt Chris Rivas ' attempt on FIMaccredited absolute Land Speed World Record Lisa Cipolla from Washington State crowned ' world ' s fastest librarian '! Out of all the disciplines on the FIM calendar, LSWR is possibly the most weather-dependant and intermittent rain, unpredictable temperatures and occasional strong winds conspired to limit the number of new FIM World Records that were set during the course of the 2025 event and forced the cancellation of Monday ' s entire programme due to standing water on the eight-kilometre access road. However, while the conditions ensured that the FIM-accredited absolute Land Speed World Record could not be attempted, four new FIM World Records- that are currently subject to official ratification- were set by three daring riders. The BMST is based around two courses- the Mountain Track and the longer International Track- and although rainfall was relatively light and irregular during the week, there was not always sufficient sun to dry pooling water which forced the closure of the International Track for safety reasons for parts of the event and for the entire final day. This meant that without the essential long run-up and slow-down sections, the fastest machines- including Denis Manning ' s BUB Seven Streamliner that Chris Rivas was aiming to break the FIMaccredited absolute Land Speed World Record of 376.156 mph( 605.697 km / h) in- were unable to even attempt to reach record-breaking speeds. The action on the Mountain Track came thick and fast and the first new FIM World Record was set by Liane Langlois, a fifty-year-old HR Manager from Alberta, Canada. Langlois piloted her unfaired, threecylinder 2012 JKR Powersports 2,295 cc Triumph Rocket 111 Roadster with weighted sidecar to an FIM World Record of 136.331 mph( 219.404 km / h) over the timed km. Dale Zlock, who together with his brother Dan owns Zlock Racing LCC, has been travelling to Bonneville from his Washington State home since
Chris Rivas was slated to pilot Denis Manning ' s BUB Seven streamliner, but closure of the larger International Track meant there was insufficient run-up and slow-down track.
2014 and holds multiple FIM World Records. Racing his partially streamlined, twincylinder 2004 Zlock Racing LCC 600 cc Suzuki SV, the sixty-nine-year-old achieved a top speed of 151.100 mph( 243.172 km / h) over the timed km to break his own FIM World Record by an impressive 22.681 mph( 36.501 km / h). The final two FIM World Records were achieved by 56-year-old Lisa Cipolla, a Youth Services Librarian from Washington State on her four-cylinder 2012 Zlock Racing LCC 600 cc
Kawasaki ZX6R. Tuesday 26 August saw her set a new FIM World Record with a top speed of 146.799 mph( 236.251 km / h) over the timed km with her machine partially streamlined before returning the next day, removing her bodywork and achieving an unfaired FIM World Record of 135.466 mph( 217.979 km / h) over the timed km. Competitors travelled from as far away as Japan and Australia to race. www. bonnevillemst. com www. fim-landspeedworldrecords. com