MUNRO
AIMS FOR
200MPH
s we finish this issue of Kiwi Rider,
Lee Munro is aiming to crack the
200mph (321.87km/h) barrier
aboard his modified Indian Scout
‘Spirit of Munro’.
Lee Munro is hoping to eclipse his
previous official speed of 191.286 mph
at the 70th annual Bonneville Speed
Week. In preparation for this year,
Indian Motorcycle’s engineering team
worked on refining the Indian Scout
Streamliner which will run in the MPS-G
(Modified Partial Streamliner) 1350cc
class. Lee Munro’s record-breaking run
of 186.681mph at El Mirage and official
run of 191.286mph at last year’s Speed
Week motivated the team to update the
bike with modifications to the intake and
minor body adjustments, to help Munro
break into the exclusive 200mph club.
“Indian Motorcycle was honoured to
partner with the Munro family last year
and pay tribute to Burt’s incredible
accomplishments and land-speed record
70 KIWI RIDER
set in 1967. We’re eager to be back on
the salt flats with Lee and the ‘Sprit of
Munro’,” said Gary Gray, Vice President –
Racing, Technology & Service for Indian
Motorcycle. “Our engineering team led
by Wayne Kolden and Dan Gervais have
put long hours into developing a bike
capable of hitting the 200mph mark
and we’re excited to watch Lee pursue
this goal. I would also like to thank
our sponsors Cargill Station Ltd, Garry
Robertson of Ocean Ridge Kaikoura New
Zealand and Jerry Stinchfield of Roof
Systems of Dallas, TX for helping us get
to the salt.”
“My great uncle Burt is a significant
inspiration for my own motorcycle
racing career, and his appetite for speed
is clearly a part of my DNA,” said Lee
Munro ahead of the event, “Partnered
with the exceptional team at Indian
Motorcycle, I know we can make our
dreams of hitting 200mph a reality.”