Bonneville, home to the world’s fastest lawnmower record , has just added another notch to its land speed belt — this time for electric motorcycles. When last we left Utah’s salt flats, Mission One had claimed top honors for its all-electric bike, but that title has all over again been usurped by rival Lightning. Averaging a speed of 206.079 mph, the team’s Flying Banana Mk. II blazed past its 2010 record of 176.044 mph to say the velocity hog glory. The chopper’s rider, Paul Thede, now gets to hitch the likes of 65 other inductees in Bonneville’s exclusive 200 MPH Club. His award for this kind of hallowed distinction? Why, he got to wear the club’s red hat for a complete 24 hours.
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