The San Diego BMW Motorcycles crew, including Shane Kinderis, celebrate their five-record haul at Bonneville.

Next Gen Motorsports’ crew chief Shane Kinderis has shared in a five-record haul achieved by San Diego BMW Motorcycles’ BMW S 1000 RR at the International Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The FIM (Federation of International Motorcycling) and AMA (American Motorcylist Association)-sanctioned Speed Trials meeting marked Kinderis’ second event with San Diego BMW after he played a pivotal role in their success at the SCTA Speedweek.

Rider Andy Sills rode the outfit’s BMW to both FIM records and two of a possible four AMA records in the naturally-aspirated 1000cc class.

Sills ran 218.736 miles (352.02 kilometres) per hour for the record in the FIM 1000cc Division B Type 1 Class 10 Multicylinder, a modifed, partially-streamlined class, with his fastest pass of the event an incredible 227.5 miles (366.13 kilometres) per hour.

He also set records at 189.862 miles (305.55 kilometres) per hour for the record in the FIM 1000cc Division A Type 1 Class 10 Multicylinder, a “naked” or no fairings class, 217.429 miles (349.92 kilometres) per hour in AMA 1000cc MPS AF, a modified, partially-streamlined fuel class, and 189.966 miles (305.72 kilometres) per hour in AMA 1000cc M AF, a modified naked class.

Gary Orr, owner of San Diego BMW Motorcycles, credited Kinderis’ role in the project which sees the dealership retain the title of world’s fastest BMW motorcycle.

“After our success at SCTA Speedweek, we were looking forward to seeing how our bike would perform at [the event],” said Orr.

“The Alpine Performance-tuned motor and Catalyst fairing design held up amazingly well under the brutal conditions on the salt, and even on the second week of running it, still continued to be very strong.

“Our senior race technician Curtice Thom worked alongside Shane Kinderis again, and this pairing proved to be the best pit crew we could have had for this event.

“They did an excellent job of keeping the bike in peak performance, and I’m very pleased with our results.”

Kinderis’ busy schedule will continue over the coming weeks. He will fly home to Australia in readiness for the next round of the Australian Superbike Championship at Hidden Valley on 14-16 September, before immediately returning to the United States to lead Glenn Allerton’s World Superbike wildcard effort at Laguna Seca just days later.