Last Saturday we made the trek to the Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City, UT. Some of you may have seen "The Fastest Indian" starring Anthony Hopkins--a true story about Burt Munro from New Zealand and his adventures travelling to the Salt Flats and racing his Indian motorcycle on the flats. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it!
We drove right on the flats--and eerie feeling --could have been on white white sand or snow--kept reminding my self it was salt! Felt like Ice Road Truckers!
Laura and Brian Klock and team and crew were all set up for the week to kick some ass and set some land speed records. The team had 4 entrants--all women! Laura, and her 2 daughters (Erika and Kaylee) and Big Joe's wife , Michelle. I had gotten to know this gang while staying with them during Sturgis--so it was fun to see them in action on the flats. They had raced all week and this was the last day--after racing , the crew has to break down the motors on the bikes so the officials can measure each piece of the motor to make sure it is the class engine they were entered. Laura broke the record (which was hers from last year) by clocking 153.906 mph on her Road Glide Bagger! They have also set a record for being the only "Mother /Daughters" team on the salt. All four women set records--make sure to check out their web site to read more about the week.
We also ran into Jay Allen--the owner of the Broken Spoke Saloons and Campgrounds--he was also racing for the week.
Some of the contraptions that were custom built were pretty amusing to see ---and some really vintage motorcycles. There was also a solar powered motorcycle--tons of sun out there for that one!!
I am so proud of the Team Klockwerk Racing Divas--I told them I need to put crystals on their bikes so they will go even faster!
Fall is on it's way--leaves are turning up here in the mountains--stay tuned as we hit Octoberfest at Snowbird!!
Viva las Divas!!
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