“At the 2017 event, Hudson capitalized on the thinner air and longer runway of the Bolivian Salar and bumped the record up to 284 mph aboard his turbo-charged Suzuki GSX-R1000-based partially streamlined motorcycle. “The duo’s back-and-forth battle in the quest for 300 mph has been an ongoing saga that captured the attention of the land speed community, especially when it took Hudson and Lamb all the way to Bolivia in 2017 to the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, which offers a much longer runway for racers, a searing altitude of 12,000 feet, and more consistent surface for racing than the thinning Bonneville Salt Flats. “It has been Hudson’s dream to set the record at over 300 mph, a dream he shared with fellow competitor and friend Al Lamb,” read the statement. Hudson set the 297-mph record in Bolivia, in July 2018. Hudson was flown to Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, where he was initially stabilized in the ICU, but finally succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, September 6. A gust of wind sent him into a speed wobble – also known as a tank-slapper - from which he did not recover. Hudson was competing for an SCTA (Southern California Timing Association) record at Bonneville Speed Week on Augwhen he suffered a crash after exiting the timed mile at a reported 252 mph.
Motorcycle racer Ralph Hudson, current FIM World Record holder for the all-time fastest non-streamliner motorcycle at 297 mph, died from injuries suffered three weeks ago at Bonneville, according to a statement released by the family.
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