Brock’s Performance supported racer shines at Bonneville

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Iron Mountain Firefighter and amateur Bonneville racer Jim Owen raised the MPS/F 1350cc Motorcycle Land Speed Record. The previous class record set by Jim Owen in 2003 was 213.491 MPH. Jim raised that record with a two way average Flying Mile speed of 219.555 MPH. His second run of the required two way average was 220.042 MPH which earned Jim the prestigious Fastest Motorcycle of the Meet Award.

Photo by Thomas "Pork Pie" Graf

Jim Owen's motorcycle is a street legal and regularly ridden 2000 Kawasaki ZX-12R, specially modified by Jim Owen to create additional power by injecting a monstrous dose of nitrous oxide.

These new records were set during Bonneville Speed Trials Competition at the Utah Salt Flats Racing Associations annual World of Speed. World of Speed is one of the premier Speed Events at Bonneville and this year, hosted over 100 Competitors.