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Salt Torpedo Races at Bonneville in 2024

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Chapter 28: The Final 2024 Report Or Salt Torpedo Early next morning we attempted to set up our pit area with the Buell Brothers, but then the wind returned. “The sun can kill you,” Drew from the Buell brothers shouted, but then removed his canopy as the wind swept across the vast 60 square miles of salt. Under the FIM, the AMA, the BMST and Streamliner separate rule books we attempted over and over to acknowledge, understand and implement said rules. We consulted with Drew Gatewood a former official when shit didn’t make sense. One of the most terrifying aspects of Bonneville racing is passing scrutineering on the first day. The entire week depends on passing and being able to race on the sacred salt. We waited in line for hours, and when it was our turn special, certified, FIM, streamliner officials were called under the wind-whipped canopy to inspect the decade-old endeavor with magnifying glasses, clipboards, testing instruments, markers, flashlights scornful faces and glistening authoritarian badges. –Bandit Click Here to read this incredible adventure of riders determined to build, race, succeed and revive this industry * * *

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AMA News and Notes June 2024

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National and Regional News Duluth, Minn. — The 33rd Annual Motorcycle and Scooter Ride To Work Day is Tuesday, June 11. Worldwide, more than an estimated million riders become two-wheeled commuters to demonstrate riding as a fun and practical form of utility transportation. Over 100 American cities formally recognize Ride to Work Day by proclamation, and riding clubs around the world encourage their members to participate in this annual demonstration. According to the Ride to Work nonprofit organization, for hundreds of thousands of U.S. workers, riding is a socially beneficial form of transportation that provides a broad range of other public benefits. According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over 80 million cars and light trucks are used every day for commuting, and only about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On June 11, the practical side of motorcycling and scootering becomes more visible as a higher percentage of America’s 8 million cycles and scooters replace automobiles. The first Ride to Work Day was July 22, 1992. For several years, various motorcycle businesses informally promoted every third Wednesday in July as Ride To Work Day. These early advocates included Road Rider magazine, Dunlop Tires and Aerostich/Riderwearhouse. The event continued to grow as an informal grassroots demonstration every year until 2000. That year a nonprofit organization, Ride to Work, was formed to help organize and promote Ride to Work Day. The first Ride to Work Day led by this group was the third Wednesday in July of 2001. Starting in 2024, the day was changed to the second Tuesday in June to avoid conflicting with  Juneteenth, a United States federal holiday, going forward. This day was chosen because A) it breaks up the workweek better than a Monday day does (RTW Day is a

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