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Article: Mission Motors All-Electric Motorcycle Breaks Bonneville Land Speed Record.
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- Journal of Engineering
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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Mission Motors, a San Francisco based company redefining the world of performance motorcycles, announced that its zero-emissions Mission One electric superbike has claimed the national AMA top speed record for an electric motorcycle, achieving a record 150.059 mph two-pass average run sustained for one mile at Bonneville Speedway on September 1st, 2009. Lead up to runs for the record saw one-way speeds across the mile stretch at 161mph.
The record-breaking top speed was achieved at the annual BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Bonneville Speedway, approximately 90 miles west of Salt Lake City, UT. This event offers world and national record setting opportunities ...
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...Mission One at Bonneville Salt Flats - 150.059 mph two-pass average run. (PRNewsFoto/Mission Motors, Seth Laforge)
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