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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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The Post Bonneville Bikernet Weekly News for August 29, 2024

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Hey, We rolled in from Bonneville yesterday afternoon, an easy five hours with three drivers covering about 125 miles apiece. The Salt Torpedo set a record with a top speed of 144.888 the first day of racing. The next day we sailed through the lights on a rutted track at over 150.  Our team at 57, 75, 76 and 77 will be a year older next year and the years are starting to weigh heavily on performance whether we like it or not. The trike definitely needs a younger crew. We are also looking at completing the 45 cubic inch Bonne Belle and taking it to the salt next year, maybe. We ran across some guys who built two magnificent 45 flatheads, so the competition is stiff and we lost years of testing on the salt. –Bandit Roll into this week’s news—only on Bikernet.com by clicking here * * * Get There Faster, Click Here & Get the Bikernet.com Free Weekly Newsletter

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BMST BONNEVILLE 2024 REPORT

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TO BONNEVILLE AND THE SALT PALETTE This has been a crazy few days. The Bikernet Bonneville team pulled out from the Black hills and sliced across Wyoming in search of Rawlins, Wyoming. Panhead aged 77, Bandit, or me or maybe I carried the next torch at 76 years of age and finally Micah McCloskey came in third with the number 75. Under the FIM, the AMA and the BMST separate rule books we attempted to set up our pit area Saturday morning 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 65 square miles of salt. READ THIS ONGOING BONNEVILLE ADVENTURE ONLY AT BIKERNET.COM * * * Get it done yourself using our book: https://5-ballgarage.com/collections/books

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Just Launched: Weekly News is now Live and Well

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Hey, We are packing to hit the road to Bonneville tomorrow morning. As always, it’s a test of nerves, resilience and check lists. I’m still grabbing shit for the Salt Flats Trip. Hang on for reports from the Salt. In the meantime, ride fast and free forever! –Bandit READ THIS WEEK’S NEWS BY CLICKING HERE—SEE YOU AT THE SALT GRAB A BOOK AND GET THE CULTURE AT https://5-ballgarage.com/collections/books

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Bonneville: On the Salt update

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On the Salt update, Volunteers Needed, Print your Tickets! We are on the salt and getting things ready to race. The salt is looking great and we will post more updates on our website and Facebook pages as we go through the week. We are looking forward to welcoming our salt family back! Reminder for Participants Please don’t forget to print your gate passes for quicker access to the salt flats. Check your email inboxes from when you registered, for your ‘Print your Ticket’ email. Each person needs their own Gate Pass. General Event Entry is from 9:30am on Saturday the 24th VIR Entry is from 10am Friday the 23rd. VIR’s: Your team name is listed at the gate for early entry however gate passes are still required for wristbands and reentry. Volunteers still needed We still have a few daily gaps to fill-in for volunteers at Front Gate, Pre-Staging and Spotters. We can not race without our amazing volunteers and in order to run a full two courses we need a few extra folks. Please consider stepping up to assist. Email us at Volunteer@bonnevillemst.com to let us know if you can help out for a day or morning/afternoon. You can also see us on the salt to confirm a day and time to assist. Schedule Our Schedule is listed on our website https://bonnevillemst.com/schedule/ It lists all the current Gate access, pre-stage and Racing times throughout the week. Schedules are also posted onsite on the Registration and Merchandise Trailers. Dates to mark on your calendar: August 23rd – VIR Pit Entry and Registration @ 10am August 24th – General Entry Pits (9:30am), Registration (10am) & Scrutineering (10:30) Open August 25th- 29th – Racing- Riders Meeting at 8am Sunday August 29th- Awards Party 8pm @ Wendover Airfield, John T Brinkman: Service

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Saddlemen set for AFT AdventureTrackers

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Saddlemen set for AFT AdventureTrackers with Garcia and Eslick on Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special Long Beach, CA (July 24, 2024) – Saddlemen Race Development is pleased to announce the expansion of our racing efforts to the Progressive American Flat Track Series in the recently announced AFT AdventureTrackers class to be held at the Sturgis TT on Sunday, August 11. Adventure bikes are the fastest growing two-wheel segment, and with proven success on the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special in the MotoAmerica SuperHooligans National Championship, the Saddlemen R&D Team had no hesitation putting together a program for the Sturgis TT. Riding the #14 Harley-Davidson Pan America is former Saddlemen Race Development bagger racer Frankie Garcia. Garcia has a long history of big bike racing with a background in Super Hooligan flat track and road racing as well as being one of the pioneers of the very popular Mission King of the Baggers Championship. “I’ve been psyched about this since I heard the first rumors about it,” says Garcia. “I’m a big supporter and fan of American Flat Track and love seeing the series evolve and expand into something new and exciting on top of their already established twins and singles classes. When I heard rumors about this new Adventure Tracker class, I was quick to ring the crew at Saddlemen and Harley-Davidson to try and put something together. I truly believe the H-D Pan America along with Saddlemen’s knowledge of the bike will be key to having success in this new class and I know it’s going to be a lot of fun.” Joining Garcia on an identically prepared Harley-Davidson Pan America will be Oklahoma’s Danny Eslick. Eslick, a multi time Daytona 200 winner and road racing champion, flat track racer and former bagger racer will be an incredible asset

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Build Moto sees a future for mechanics

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Build Moto sees a future for mechanics And so does Harley-Davidson which is now a sponsor by Wayfarer Would you have liked to build a motorcycle when you were in highschool? A mentorship program based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is teaching teams of high school students how to work on motorcycles. Mentors from various companies are scheduled to donate time and effort to educate students about motorcycles, their maintenance, and custom building them. Milwaukee also has a history with international motorcycling community and hence some big brands are coming onboard. Build Moto program will get support from Harley-Davidson as a sponsor from 2025 donating motorcycles, parts, accessories, support, and manufacturing expertise to enable a generating of motorcycle mechanics and gearheads. Students will also learn fabrication, welding, machining, and of course the marketing and fundraising skills which is essential to the motorcycle industry. Small businesses, race teams, employment at a factory or dealership– it all will benefit from this knowledge and experience. While that’s the big picture–for the immediate short term effects, teams of students from schools will be invited to design and build flat track racing motorcycles that meet American Motorcyclist Association specifications. Social media will document and promote the progress till the final winner is awarded their prize. The global village, the internet and the community is definitely the need for the art and craft of motorcycling to survive and prosper. It is the connection between the rider and his community that spurred the Golden Era for motorcycling and this highly skilled, highly evolved industry can do this again by involving the community. As Build Moto says on its website– “Build a motorcycle, Build a future”. Certainly agree to that! Consider Visiting https://buildmoto.com/ About Build Moto BUILD is a non-profit organization building trade & life skills through motorcycle fabrication. We

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Indian Motorcycle and King of the Baggers in UK

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Indian Motorcycle brings the thunder to Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Challenger RR and FTR750 Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, will bring the thundering sound of King Of The Baggers and American Flat Track racing to the UK with the appearance of the Indian Challenger RR and FTR750 at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 11-14. Renowned for its celebration of motorsport culture, the Goodwood Festival of Speed attracts enthusiasts from around the globe for a one-of-a-kind event, where the past, present, and future of automotive innovation converge while honouring the rich heritage of iconic brands such as Indian Motorcycle. Sharing the famous hill with some of motorsports biggest and best icons, the Indian Challenger RR makes its Goodwood debut offering a rare opportunity for fans outside of America to witness a full-factory race Bagger in action and hear the outstanding PowerPlus V-Twin engine in the hands of racing legend, Jeremy McWilliams. Created to celebrate the 2022 King of the Baggers championship crown, Indian Motorcycle and S&S Cycle built just 29 Challenger RR customer bikes, each hand-crafted and race-tuned with the same spec and setup as Tyler O’Hara’s #29 championship-winning bike. The Challenge RR offers collectors the unique opportunity to own a piece of history. Returning to Goodwood after first appearing in 2018, the Indian FTR750 is the dominant force in American Flat Track racing. A clean-sheet design, the FTR750 was developed in-house by the Indian Motorcycle Racing engineering and design teams with a high-performance 750cc V-Twin engine and unique, ultra-light steel frame, large centrally located airbox and sleek lightweight carbon fibre body. From its racing debut in 2017, marking Indian Motorcycle Racing’s official return to professional flat track racing, the FTR750 has cemented its legacy with seven consecutive American Flat Track SuperTwins Championship titles and

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U.S. 131 Next Stop for Spectacular AMRA Nitro Harleys

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PennGrade1 AMRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series pre-race advance event: PennGrade1 AMRA Ohio Nitro Nationals when: June 14-16, 2024 where: U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, USA Event Details $20 per day Friday: Test & Tune – 3pm to 8pm Saturday: Qualifying begins at Noon Sunday: Opening Ceremonies at Noon; Eliminations immediately following. Michigan get ready! The ground-pounding, flame-throwing Nitro Harley-Davidson motorcycles of the PennGrade1 American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) are coming to beautiful U.S. 131 Motorsports Park on June 14-16. Centrally located between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, this jewel of a race track is set to host the quickest and fastest Harley-Davidson drag racers from all parts of the globe. But Cecil County runner-up and 2023 Rockingham Finals winner Jordan Peterson is riding for the home team—Sturgis, Michigan legends Mike and Jack Romine. The Romines will have the big Iowa rider tuned up to defend their home state from nitro invaders in the marquee Circle M Ranch/Dove Fuels Top Fuel class. They’ll have to fend off AMRA champ and recent Norwalk winner Ryan Peery, North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Famer Jay “Bulldog” Turner, AMRA’s own John “JT” Toth, two-time NHRA champ Tii Tharpe on his Spevco mount, Ohio hero Jason Pridemore and his beautiful blown bike, and more. Nitro Funnybikes make all the noise of Top Fuel with fewer cubes and no transmission. Champion Jim Doyle, Bad Apple Racing’s Cameron Gunter, 2X-for-2024 runner-up Jason Leeper, and more will fling their Nitro Funnybikes down the Martin 1320 for your thrills and grins. Hawaya Racing Pro Fuel are smaller still and carbureted, but fill the air with nitro power, smell and noise. Champion Sam White started his title defense with a win in Louisiana but has stumbled the last two races. He’ll face Cecil County winner “Bad Apple Mary”

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