ERIN SILLS Hits 242 MPH, Sets Official 229 MPH Record on BMW S1000RR

August 13, 2018

• ERIN SILLS shattered late husband Andy’s 221 mph Bonneville record, hitting unofficial 242 mph on modified BMW S1000RR—fastest BMW motorcycle speed ever recorded—before electrical gremlins prevented backup run.
• Hunter Sills Racing secured official FIM-pending 229 mph record for 1,000cc naturally aspirated four-cylinder partially streamlined bike despite brutal logistics: delayed shipping cut testing from six days to 2.5.
• Team overcame catastrophic nitrous system failure that grenaded motor mid-event, thrashed spare engine swap overnight, then made all legitimate record attempts on final competition day at Bolivia shootout.

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