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BONNEVILLE: WORLD RECORDS
WILL WAIT
T
he world's fastest riders and
streamliners gathered at the
Bonneville Salt Flats for Mike
Cook's Bonneville Shootout,
September 15-20, 2016, the invi-
tational speed week dedicated to
the best of the best on two wheels
seeking to break world records.
Three streamliner teams—De-
nis Manning's BUB 7, Mike Aka-
tiff's ACK Attack and the Triumph
Infor Rocket Streamliner—were
all poised to break the 400 mph
barrier this week, but so far, the
only thing broken is the Triumph
Streamliner.
The much-famed Triumph ma-
chine, piloted by Guy Martin, re-
portedly suffered a crash on the
salt on Sunday, September 18,
while being towed up to speed.
"Setting off smoothly, Guy
was making good power in mile
one when the Triumph Infor
Rocket Streamliner lost traction
on a damp section of the salt
surface, causing the rear of the
machine to step out of line and
the streamliner to go down on
the course," read a statement
from Triumph. Martin was unin-
jured in the crash.
Despite the promoters' best
efforts, the salt conditions left a
lot to be desired, much to every-
one's disappointment.
"A lot of work has gone into this
event," commented Rocky Rob-
inson, rider for the Akatiff team at
the start of the event. "The salt is
thin and loose in some places,
hard and bitchin in others."
The ACK Attack completed
one "slow practice run" on the
salt but found the conditions to
be too poor for a proper effort.
The BUB 7 team, with driver
Valerie Thompson, opted not to
make any runs, and are instead
focusing their efforts on return-
ing to Bonneville in October with
Mike Cook's Shootout team.
As for the Triumph effort, it
sounds like they have their share
of repairs to perform before they
will be heading back to salt. CN
Guy Martin and the Triumph were among the
few to make attempts at Mike Cook's Bonneville
Shootout 2016, but it didn't end well.
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
ANIMATED TRACK MAP
T
he Motocross of Nations in Italy is just
around the corner (this weekend to be
exact) but we're already feeling the buzz of
supercross in the air. That might be because
Feld Entertainment has already revealed the
animated track for next month's Monster
Energy Cup. The race will be again held at
Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, October
15. Click on the link and check it out. CN
