Liane Langlois becomes first Canadian woman to set land speed record on a motorcycle
Published on Sep 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Sep 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
A new land speed record has Canada’s name on it, as well as the name ‘Liane Langlois’.
It belongs to the 50-year-old rider from Edmonton with a decade-long obsession with Bonneville.
This summer, she finally cracked the flats wide open, topping 136mph on her custom machine.
And in doing so, she became the first Canadian woman ever to hold a motorcycle land speed record.
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How Liane Langlois made history on the salt
Edmonton’s Liane Langlois is now the first Canadian woman – and only the fourth Canadian overall – to claim an official Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme motorcycle land speed record.
Her official mark: 136.331mph.
That kind of headline doesn’t just appear overnight.
For more than a decade, she’s been chasing it, heading south to Utah every August, stacking runs and waiting for the right one to land.
Last year, she snagged two US national records.
This year, the breakthrough finally came.
The stage was Bonneville – a flat, endless sweep of salt that’s been drawing speed hunters for more than a century.
It’s the same stretch where Burt Munro carved out his legend, and where racers still come to measure themselves against the horizon.
Langlois added her name to that roll call the moment she lit up the flats.
She’d been making the pilgrimage for 11 summers, each year getting closer.
Last season, she grabbed two US national records.
This time, she showed up with a Triumph 2300cc motorcycle fitted with a sidecar, prepped by JKR Powersports in North Dakota.
It was the right weapon for the salt, and it carried her straight into the record books.
Afterward, she called it the coolest thing she’d ever done.
Hard to argue with that.
A land speed record and a legacy
Langlois’ record also ties her to a fierce line of incredible women.
Jessi Combs pushed four wheels to the limit before tragedy ended her run.
Denise Mueller-Korenek pedaled a bicycle past 180mph on the very same flats.
Their stories shaped the salt’s modern legend, and now Langlois adds a Canadian chapter.
Back in Edmonton, though, she lives a very different life.
She works as a senior advisor at Chrysalis, supporting people with disabilities.
That contrast is part of what makes her record stand out.
She isn’t just chasing speed for herself; she’s showing that anyone can step onto a stage like Bonneville and stake a claim.
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Molly Davidson is a Junior Content Writer at Supercar Blondie. Based in Melbourne, she holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Law from Swinburne University and a Master’s of Writing and Publishing from RMIT. Molly has contributed to a range of magazines and journals, developing a strong interest in lifestyle and car news content. When she’s not writing, she’s spending quality time with her rescue English staffy, Boof.
