Paul Friebus sets a new Land Speed Record! 1937 BigTwin Flathead : Paul Friebus 1937 45" Flathead : Paul Friebus 1937 BigTwin Flathead – Production Class : David Pilgrim 1938 BigTwin Flathead – Turbo Charged : David Pilgrim
A-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 139.786 MPH APS-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Henry Friebus : 137.541 MPH M-VG 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 140.141 MPH M-VF 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 144.235 MPH MPS-VG 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 144.005 MPH MPS-VF 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 142.649 MPH As of 2008 our fastest speeds attained are as followed: We couldn’t have this much fun without the SCTA/BNI staff who make this event possible. "Everything still runs and no-one got hurt. Mission accomplished" 2007 59th Annual Bonneville Speed Week event M-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 130.556 MPH M-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 121.898 MPH MPS-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 123.051 MPH MPS-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 124.976 MPH APS-VG 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 140.779 MPH Hats off to David Pilgrim – owner & rider! Paul worked his Flathead magic once again and raced his 1937 BigTwin Flathead for the 2nd time at Bonneville. Records set by our motors in this year : A-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 120.596 MPH A-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 110.360 MPH APS-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 121.363 MPH APS-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 119.929 MPH A-VG 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 132.338 MPH A-VF 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 127.931 MPH APS-VG 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 128.241 MPH APS-VF 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 130.960 MPH Paul raced this year for the first time himself at Bonneville. Talk about checking off your bucket list!! David Pilgrim of Rockport , TX raced his 1938 BigTwin Flathead for the 2nd year in a row at Bonneville. What a great event this was! Our motors came home with 8 new Land Speed records. 2005 57th Annual Bonneville Speed Week event It was a dream come true for both these guys. And what a dream it has turned out to be…..as at 2009 David has
Sept 2nd 2009
Record Time: 147.454
Backup/Return Run: 146.746 MPH
Down Run: 148.166 MPH
Listed below are the 4 Vintage Flathead bikes that we raced at Bonneville this Year!
2009 BONNEVILLE RACING EVENTS :
Speed Week Results:
What a great week we had at Bonneville speedweek 2009!
The weather was amazing and the Salt was perfect.
Paul set a new record at 142.248 mph on his naturally aspirated 1937 Harley Davidson Bigtwin Flathead.
Paul also finished the 45 Flathead in time to take to Bonneville.
What a great little ride she is! We are still in the tuning process with her.
Her top speed was 98.4 mph!
David Pilgrim's Top speed on his Turbo charged 1938 BigTwin Flathead was 147.236 mph.
BONNEVILLE HISTORY
2008 : The 60th Annual Bonneville Speed Week Event
Records set by our motors in this year :
1937 Flathead – 145.932 MPH naturally aspirated. 1950 PanHead – 144.668 MPH on GAS.
2008 was a very special year for us.
Paul’s Harley racing lineage was reinforced this year when his father, Henry , raced at Bonneville on his 83rd
birthday and set a Land Speed Record. Henry did us proud. His fastest speed was 139.663 MPH!
He set the record at an average of 137.786 MPH (that’s a whopping 220.457 KM/H).
Paul’s parents came all the way from Cape Town, South Africa to race,
but First they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
With that behind them, they headed out to set another record.
This one Henry would set on his own at Bonneville. (See our Bonneville video section for live coverage).
THANK-YOU! Every year we are met by a team of enthusiastic professional folk who willingly guide us
every step of the way. Your work is greatly appreciated. www.scta-bni.org
Another wonderful event, made some great new friends.
And, as David Pilgrim likes to say after a week of racing :
Records set by our motors in this year :
APS-VF 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 142.045 MPH
We built David Pilgrim of Rockport , TX a 1950 Panhead motor to race Bonneville and race he did!
David set 2 records this year on his Panhead! This isn’t a 120 cubic inch aftermarket Panhead –
this is the real McCoy, a real Panhead, one that meets all the requirements set by SCTA to race
in the Vintage Class. His fastest record was 142.045 MPH, and his fastest one-way speed was a
STAGGERING 144.668 MPH (naturally aspirated, running gas - NO methanol, NO alcohol, NO turbo - just gas).
He set four world speed records this time around. His fastest record speed was 130.556 MPH. Congrats Paul!
2006 58th Annual Bonneville Speed Week event
Paul’s 1937 BigTwin Flathead set 4 Land Speed records.
David set 4 land Speed records also this event. When he is not racing at Bonneville, David is racing at
the Texas Mile on his trusty Flathead.
Records set by our motors on this year :
M-VF 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 105.147 MPH
MPS-VG 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 110.801 MPH
MPS-VF 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 121.815 MPH
In an issue of Easy Rider’s magazine, David Pilgrim, of Rockport, TX had read about Paul & his dream
to build a Flathead motor to race at Bonneville Salt Flats. After many discussions with Paul on the phone
David paid Paul a visit – no mean feat for this Texan given that he arrived in the middle of a snow storm!
David recalls the sight he saw as he entered American Cycle Fab & said that he knew right there and then
that he was in FlatHead Heaven! The two of them talked ‘FlatHead turkey’ late into the night and all day
and every day that David was there. Paul was finally in a position to put all those years of design into practice.
raced this motor countless times not only at Bonneville, but also at the Texas Mile & the Maxton Mile.
Major changes afoot this year for Speed Week 2009 where David will debut the new configuration of this very motor
– the very motor he raced for the 1st time in 2005 – turbo charged!
Follow our progress on www.scta-bni.org.
MPS-VG 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 125.518 MPH
APS-VG 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 121.406 MPH
APS-VF 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 131.290 MPH
MPS-VF 1350cc : 1938 Flathead : David Pilgrim : 131.399 MPH
A-VF 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 131.114 MPH
APS-VG 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 135.697 MPH
APS-VF 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 135.851 MPH
A-VG 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 140.240 MPH
A-VF 1650cc : 1950 Panhead : David Pilgrim : 143.906 MPH
MAXTON MILE RECORDS
MPS-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : 106.453 MPH
MPS-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : 102.045 MPH
M-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 104.842 MPH
M-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 106.688 MPH
A-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 127.598 MPH
A-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 128.463 MPH
APS-VG 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 110.230 MPH
APS-VF 1000cc : 1937 Flathead : Paul Friebus : 117.573 MPH