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Bonneville 2013 Effort





 
While some dream of getting a land speed record... others stay awake and do it! Now in it's 10th year, the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials continue to be solely dedicated to motorcycles. This event offers world and national record breaking opportunities. Top contenders in many classes, including streamliners, biding for the absolute world record, will be there. Everyone can have a shot at the course, you can 'Run Watcha Brung', or battle it out for records, cash or glory!
 

What the Hell is 5-Ball Racing?

The Story Goes Back About 50 Years

By K. “Bandit” Ball , Photos by you name it, Markus Cuff, Chris Callen, Scooter Grubb and…
It all started when my mother ran over my metal- flaked Honda 55 Super Cub with a single shotgun pipe. She stormed into our tiny stucco house in Long Beach and announced, “Get that damn thing out from under my car.”
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The Shrinking Salt Speedway

Take Action To Save The Famous Bonneville Salt Flats

By “LandSpeed” Louise Ann Noeth
Land Speed Louise takes us behind the scenes it the battle to keep the Bonneville Salt Flats alive.
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The Bob George Streamliner Legacy

From the RB Racing Archives

By Ben Behn of RB Racing
Bob George had vision and created the streamliner that held the motorcycle world land speed record for 16 years--321.5 mph. Like so many artists he struggled between his creative drive and business realities.
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