2020 Bonneville motorcycle speed tests canceled

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing blockade in many countries around the world, the 2020 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed ​​Trials (BMST) have been canceled. The FIM, the American Motorcyclists Association (AMA) and the local organizer Deliciate Promotions LTT have announced the cancellation of the event which was to take place in Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah (USA) August 29 to September 3, 2020. BMST expected to run the 2020 races, and registration will begin on May 15, 2020.

"The heartbreaking realities of the COVID-19 pandemic leave us with no choice but to cancel the 2020 Bonneville motorcycle speed tests, an annual FIM world record and AMA Grand Championship event," said the organizers said in a statement.

"In partnership with the American Motorcyclist Association and the International Motorcycling Federation, we have already developed and implemented dynamic improvements to secure the future of our sport for generations to come. With the additional time that this postponement offer, we plan to do more to do it the BMST 2021, from August 28 to September 2, will be even more exciting and memorable. Our goal for next year is to expand and build the community Land Speed ​​Racing through commitment, focus and creativity. From this crisis, we feel energetic to develop and deploy new programs and resources in the weeks and months to come. "According to the organizers' statement .

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Races started at Bonneville Salt Flats in 1914, and countless world records and ground speed records were established, although the event was not interrupted. The conditions in the salt marshes have been different every year, with some years having seen flooding and erosion resulting in the cancellation of the event. In 2018, a modified Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 was used to establish a speed of more than 240 km / h in the salt marshes. In 2016, Guy Martin set a new ground speed record in a Triumph Streamliner at Bonneville Salt Flats.