Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials speed of 100mph, riding a Yamaha 350cc two-stoke motorbike. The event was held from 26-31 August. Valerie Thompson became the first female driver riding a motorcycle over 300 mph, reaching a speed of 489.663 km/h. The event was cancelled in 2015, due to poor salt flat conditions. Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) also known as AMA Land Speed Grand Championship is a motorcycle land speed racing event, held annually at Bonneville Speedway, US. The event is sanctioned by American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Many AMA-certified US national speed records, and FIM-certified
Salt Lake and Utah Railroad shared with the Bamberger Railroad, and was located at the current site of Abravanel Hall. The railroad stopped service in 1946. Salt Lake and Utah Railroad The Salt Lake and Utah Railroad, also known as the Orem Line or Orem Interurban, was an electric railroad which operated between downtown Salt Lake City and Payson, Utah,United States. Construction of the main line begun in 1913. The railroad was financed by A. J. Orem & Company, with Walter C. Orem as president. The railroad opened in 1914 with stops in both Utah and Salt Lake counties. The railroad also operated a branch