After the high winds of yesterday the team were greeted with near perfect conditions as dawn broke on the fifth day. As the sun began to rise above the horizon spirits were high within the team as they carried out preparations for the day’s first run.

Day five at Bonneville marked a number of major milestones for the team and land speed project as a whole. One of these being the first deployment of the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamline’s parachute, a vital tool that helps safely control the braking of the streamliner during high speed passes.

With the parachute fitted it was also time to remove the large outrigger support wheels, following the successful runs of the previous days and the control that Guy had continued to show on each pass. These milestones marked the beginning of TT legend Guy Martin’s high speed testing runs in Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner.

After an initial towed run to familiarise Guy with the new balance of the streamliner, he was turned around at the seven mile mark and given the thumbs up for his first solo run of the day. Accelerating away from line Guy began to build the speed slowly, as the pace increased the Streamliner continued to glide gracefully across the salt sitting straight as an arrow and picking up speed with each mile marker passed. Hitting the two mile marker Guy slowed and released the parachute coming to a controlled stop just a short distance from the team’s base on the salt.

With confidence high within the team after the first successful run, Crew Chief and Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner designer Matt Markstaller and his team worked quickly to check over the bike before head back for another run. With each pass of the day Guy continued to improve pushing the streamliner a little harder each time, achieving a faster speed on each run he made. With several high speed passes successfully undertaken and with the temperature and wind speed rising the team called time on their runs just after lunchtime, delighted with the day’s performance. The rest of the afternoon saw the team begin to make preparations for the next day, which will be the last day of testing on the salt for the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner this week.