Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials
Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials is a motorcycle land speed racing event, held annually at Bonneville Speedway, US. The event is sanctioned by American Motorcyclist Association as the Land Speed Grand Championship and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme as the FIM Land Speed World Records. AMA-certified US National Land Speed records, and FIM-certified Land Speed World Records are set at 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
2024
The 2024 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, also known as the AMA Land Speed Grand Championship and FIM Land Speed World Records event, are scheduled from August 24 to August 29 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. This annual event attracts motorcyclists aiming to set national and world speed records, featuring various classes, including electric motorcycles. It is sanctioned by both the American Motorcyclist Association and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.2023
FIM Land Speed World Record Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials set for 2023 Return FIM Land Speed World Records to once again welcome racers to Utah's famous Bonneville Salt Flats2022
Cancelled due to flooding.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 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 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 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 motorbike.2016
The annual event was held from 26 to 31 August. Valerie Thompson 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">Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme">FIM Land Speed World Records results
2021 AMA">American Motorcyclist Association">AMA Land Speed Grand Championship results
2019 record results
2019 BMST FIM">Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme">FIM world records
2019 BMST AMA">American Motorcyclist Association">AMA national records
2018 record results
2018 BMST FIM">Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme">FIM world records
2018 BMST AMA">American Motorcyclist Association">AMA national records
AMA national records (1958 – Sept 2021)