Attempts to beat world speed records usually concentrate in summer, when climatic conditions are more favorable and salty lakes offer ideal surfaces to reach extreme speeds. However, winter also provides unique scenarios for these feats, and some adventurers seek to challenge the limits in an even more hostile and dangerous environment: icy lakes.
For 17 years, Lake Storsjön, located near Sandviken, in Sweden, becomes a true test field for extreme speed lovers during the event The Fastest Ice in The World. This competition brings together pilots and teams around the world that challenge the laws of physics on frozen surfaces, adapting their motorcycles and piloting techniques to face extreme conditions of cold, reduced adhesion and unpredictable winds.
This was the records about the ice on Honda paths
It was in this scenario where the pilots Julien Toniutti and Morgan Govignonaccompanied by the son of the latter, Gary Govignonthey undertook an ambitious mission: establish new ice speed records with paths Sling prepared. One of the most prominent milestones of the day starred Gary Govignonwho, with only 8 years, opened a new category and became the first holder of the World Speed record on a 4 -stroke and 50 cc motorcycle.
At the controls of your Honda CRF50the young pilot managed to reach a maximum speed of 57.4 km/h, becoming the great revelation of the event and the youngest participant of this demanding competition.
For its part, Morgan Govignon He participated in the category of 4 -stroke and 500 cc -fed atmospheric motorcycles, competing with a Honda CB500 of 2001 especially modified. Thanks to a meticulous preparation and precise piloting strategy, it managed to reach a maximum speed of 190.71 km/hthus ensuring a new record in its category.
On the same displacement, but with a different configuration, Julien Toniutti challenged the limits with another Honda CB500 2001 without fairing and standard. Unfortunately, the attempt of the Gallic remained a few 6 km/h of the record, but its achievement remains impressive, since it reached a final speed of 162.2 km/h in extremely difficult conditions.
However, beyond numbers and records, to Morgan Govignon This project represents much more than the search for performance.
The French pilot declared: «It is a human and mechanical adventure, a story of passion, challenges and unforgettable moments. Build our motorcycles for weeks, imagine how to beat a record with a standard engine, share this experience with friends and my son … All that makes this trip to Scandinavia«.
