Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials

Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) (AMA Land Speed Grand Championship / FIM Land Speed World Records) is a motorcycle land speed racing event, held annually at Bonneville Speedway, US. The event is sanctioned by American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) as the Land Speed Grand Championship and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) as the FIM Land Speed World Records. AMA-certified US National Land Speed records, and FIM-certified Land Speed World Records are set at this event. The event features motorcycles ranging from 50-cc to 3000-cc, as well as electric classes.

The event has been held annually since 2004 after Speed Week at the end of August prior to Labor Day.

2023
FIM Land Speed World Record Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) set for 2023 Return FIM Land Speed World Records to once again welcome racers to Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats

2022
Cancelled due to flooding.

2021
17 new FIM world records and 55 AMA national records were set during the annual event 2021 BMST August 28-September 2. Notable entries include Jaron Tyner and Casper Wyoming's Tyrell Marlow who set new records on a Susuki Tl1000 and a Ducati 999 sidecar, the "Coconut Express" and Zlock racing who set three new FIM world records. SheEMoto award was presented to Sherry Soliz who also earned an AMA National record after breaking the ton (100MPH) on her father's BMW.

2020
The event was cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic risks and restrictions.

2019
50 AMA national records and 10 FIM world records (pending ratification) were set during the annual event August 24-29th 2019. Team Mobitec became the first traditional sit-on electric powered motorcycle to break 200 mph.

2018
In 2018, the annual event was held from 25 to 30 August. 18-year-old Cayla Rivas became the youngest female racer to reach a speed of 252.901 km/h.

2017
78-year-old Sandy Vetter, reached a speed of 100 mph, riding a Yamaha 350cc two-stroke motorbike.

2016
The annual event was held from 26 to 31 August. Valerie Thompson became the first female driver riding a motorcycle over 300 mph, reaching a speed of 489.663 km/h.

2015
The event was cancelled in 2015, due to rain and resulting salt flat conditions.