Valerie Thompson sets personal best record at 350kmph

Seven-time land speed record holder and one of the world’s fastest BMW racers, Valerie Thompson, breaks her personal best top speed record of 341kmph with a faster run clocked at 350kmph at this year’s second Texas Mile top speed competition. Valerie set the record on a CTEK Battery sponsored BMW S1000RR. The acclaimed 1 mile (1.609 kilometres) track is considered the fastest and most challenging in the world. The 47 year old American racer made seven runs across the three day event, each of which was over 322kmph.

“We’ve enjoyed a successful year thanks to my sponsors and team members. We had to do a complete bike inspection at Go AZ Motorcycles after setting a new record at Bonneville, so we had a real thrash just to make this event. I thank Kerry Alter for his awesome tune ups and my crew chief, Ray Garcia, for making all the right calls at the track,” stated Valerie. “Our goal was to go 346kmph, so I’m delighted by our results. We added Magic Bullet to our fuel which I know really helped our performance,” added Thompson.