BUB SPEED TRIALS UNDERWAY

The 2009 International motorcycle Speed Trials by BUB event is underway at the Bonneville Salt flats. Registration and tech inspection started yesterday. First runs were this morning, Monday, August 31. Thanks to the folks at www.landracing.com we will be presenting updates as to what is happening as the week progresses.

It won’t be possible for us to follow all the entrants at the BUB event. There are just too many great machines to stay on top of it all. Our interest is in the streamliners who are trying to push the ultimate world record up beyond the 360.913 MPH set by the Ack Attack in 2008.

IGNITION3 has been following the motorcycle land speed record attempts since 2005. We produced the WORLD’S FASTEST MOTORCYCLE TV show and DVD in cooperation and partnership with Chet Burks Productions. We also produced the WORLD’S FASTEST MOTORCYCLE book as well. Both of these are still available for sale on this site.

In all humility this book and DVD are regarded by many to be high water marks in video production and story telling in the LSR world. [shameless, but defensible plug].

We have gotten to know many of the main characters in this LSR drama pretty well. We have gotten to know them pretty well and consider them good friends.

As a matter of fact, John Stein, Tim Parker and I are working on a new book about the Ack Attack setting the record. More on that later.

We won’t be so foolish as to make any predictions on the outcome this year, but we will give you some insight as to what to expect.

Mike has the record right now. Denis Manning wants it back badly after holding the record for 2 years. Sam also wants it very badly as well. Under the right conditions all 3 of these liners are capable of speeds greater than the current record. It should be a very interesting week.