VOL. 54 ISSUE 37 SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 P89
The Bonneville Salt Flat is one of those tran-
scendent places you visit only a few times in your
life. People who have no idea about land speed
racing, which, let's face it, is most of us, have
heard of the place. The world knows if you want
to go fast, really, really fast, this is the most iconic
place in which to do it.
Indian Motorcycle has a greater, genuine con-
nection to the mesmerizing salt in the Utah desert
than any other manufacturer. It was here in 1967
that Burt Munro, the hard graft New Zealander im-
There's hardly a more desolate and lonely
place in the U.S. than Bonneville.
mortalized in the wonderful film The World's Fastest
Indian, bought his 1920 Indian Scout he'd worked
on for 47 years and set a Class SA 1000 Land
Speed Record that still stands at 184.079 mph.
"My personal belief is most people wouldn't
even know Indian Motorcycle existed if it wasn't for
Burt's work and the movie Roger Donaldson made
about his life," says Indian Motorcycle Product
Manager Gary Gray. "I take personal inspiration
from Burt. He's the guy that tells you to get your
ass off the couch and do something with your life."
