A team of motorcycle enthusiasts from the Isle of Man has made history in the USA.
The Lonan Gentleman's Fellowship took their homebuilt bike - the 500cc Manxman - to a new world land speed record - for their class - of 188.730mph.
The previous mark for a 500cc machine with limited streamlining was 175mph and had stood for over 30 years.
Competing at the world famous Bonneville Speed Week in Utah rider Richard Barks told Manx Radio that after a couple of warm-up runs at around 150mph they set their sights firmly on the target:
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