# Bill Warner Killed In 285 MPH Motorcycle Crash **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 15, 2013, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-warner-killed-in-285-mph-motorcycle-crash/231758 "2013-07-15T10:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-warner-killed-in-285-mph-motorcycle-crash/231758/1 "2013-07-15T10:20:14Z")
> **[Bill Warner Killed In 285 MPH Motorcycle Crash](https://www.inquisitr.com/849780/bill-warner-killed-in-285-mph-motorcycle-crash)** > > Bill Warner was killed this weekend while trying to set a landspeed record in Maine. Warner was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed at Loring Air Force Base. Warner, who hit 311 mph on his Suzuki Hayabusa in 2011,... > [LEFT]Bill Warner was killed this weekend while trying to set a landspeed record in Maine. Warner was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed at Loring Air Force Base.[/LEFT] > [LEFT]Warner, who hit 311 mph on his Suzuki Hayabusa in 2011, was trying to reach 300 mph on just 1 mile of pavement. Warner got up to 285 mph at “The Maine Event” at Loring Air Force Base before he veered off the pavement and crashed. > > [/LEFT] > [LEFT]Tim Kelly, race director of the Loring Timing Association, said that Warner was conscious and talking after the crash. He passed away about an hour later at a nearby hospital.[/LEFT] > [LEFT][Kelly said](http://news.msn.com/obits/motorcycle-racer-dies-after-hitting-285-mph?ocid=ansnews11): “No one will touch Bill’s achievements or be the type of racer he was. He was a personal friend, and the land-racing community is less for his loss.”[/LEFT] > [LEFT]Warner’s 311 MPH run in 2011 is considered the world land speed record for a conventional motorcycle. That record was set on a 1.5 mile course.[/LEFT] > [LEFT]Kelly said that there were nearly 400 spectators at The Maine Event this morning to watch Warner attempt his world record.[/LEFT] > [LEFT]Warner started to lose control near the 1 mile mark. He was able to keep the bike upright for another 2000 feet but eventually ran off the runway and crashed.[/LEFT] > Spectator Cole Theriault told [CBS](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57593679/high-speed-motorcycle-racer-dies-in-285-mph-crash/): “You could see a big dust cloud and then it got silent… The bike, from what I heard, was demolished, just in pieces. After a minute, all you could hear was the sirens.” > Kelly said that the remainder of events had been cancelled. RIP. This guy was one of the fastest out there. Came up 4 mph short on his previous run, getting to 296 mph. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-warner-killed-in-285-mph-motorcycle-crash/231758/2 "2013-07-15T10:44:14Z")
My cousins that do mile racing knew him…sad ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-warner-killed-in-285-mph-motorcycle-crash/231758/3 "2013-07-15T10:52:53Z")
My father was stationed at Loring. Boring Loring. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-warner-killed-in-285-mph-motorcycle-crash/231758/4 "2013-07-15T13:53:59Z")
In the few events I have been to with my cousins, I am amazed at the family atmosphere of the events. Everyone cheers for everyone else and lends a hand in the pits. I would love to get into it but Ohio and Maine are the closest events to us and having a purpose built car is something I do not have the time to enjoy but its def. worth going to check out if you have never been.