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BMW K 1200 S SHAKES BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS SETTING WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD
Tue Nov 08 10:00:00 CET 2005 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 8, 2005... A 2006 production model BMW K 1200 S has set a world land speed record in the 1000 - 1350 cc stock, partially streamlined, naturally aspirated motorcycle class at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats. The motorcycle, piloted by 56-year-old Andy Sills, of San Francisco, CA, reached an average speed of 173.57 mph and top speed of 176.789 mph after two runs on the vast, white plains, where hundreds of land speed records have been set and broken since the early 1900s in a variety of automobile and motorcycle classes.
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Woodcliff Lake, NJ - November 8, 2005... A 2006 production model BMW K 1200 S
has set a world land speed record in the 1000 - 1350 cc stock, partially
streamlined, naturally aspirated motorcycle class at Utah's famed Bonneville
Salt Flats. The motorcycle, piloted by 56-year-old Andy Sills, of San
Francisco, CA, reached an average speed of 173.57 mph and top speed of 176.789
mph after two runs on the vast, white plains, where hundreds of land speed
records have been set and broken since the early 1900s in a variety of
automobile and motorcycle classes.
"It was a rare opportunity for me and BMW," commented Sills, an avid BMW
enthusiast, who, collectively, has amassed more than 300,000 miles on four BMW
motorcycles within the last seven years. Sills went on to say, "The best part
is that our record on the stock BMW K 1200 S matched to the mile, the historic
last record run of 173.68 mph by Ernst Henne on a specially equipped
streamlined BMW! He must have been watching over us."
Sills, who began making his mark on the Bonneville Salt Flats four years ago
and who holds the world 80cc and 100cc motorcycle streamliner records, also
clocked a record speed of 169 mph, riding the K 1200 S two-up with passenger
Erin Hunter. The pair received a standing ovation from a cheering crowd of
fellow competitors as they made their way into the pits.
The records, which were ratified on October 25, 2005, were set September 8,
2005 according to rules set forth by the Federation Internationale de
Motocyclisme (FIM), the century-old, Swiss-based governing body for five
motorcycling disciplines (road racing, motocross, trial, enduro and track
racing).
Another record at Bonneville was achieved by Brian Parriott and San Jose BMW,
fielding the BMW K 1200 R Power Cup bike, setting an AMA speed record for
unstreamlined motorcycles in the 1300cc class at an average of 164.480 mph and
top speed of 167.331mph. San Jose BMW is also no stranger to Bonneville,
having previously set the 1000cc world record with their infamous R 100
"Wrecking Ball".
The new BMW K 1200 S is the most powerful motorcycle ever produced by BMW
Motorrad. A 167 horsepower engine delivers performance of 0 to 60 mph in 2.8
seconds. Yet, its unbridled engine power is effortlessly controlled by a newly
designed six-speed gearbox and an all-new front suspension system, called the
Duolever - another first-ever innovation found on the K 1200 S, delivering
comfort, nimble control and an unprecedented capability for speed. The BMW K
1200 S has been available for sale through authorized BMW Motorrad retailers as
of May of this year.