Norton Land Speed Records on the Montlhéry track
Year Machine Pilot(s) Catégory (-ies)
1927 500 cc Bert Denly 1 hour : 100,57 mph (1st 500 cc to reach a 3 figures speed)
1931 CS1 Bill Lacey 1 hour : 110,8 mph
1935 500 cc - alcohol Jimmy Guthrie 1 hour : 114,09 mph
1949 350 cc
> 500 cc
Side car > 600 cc
G. Duke/
Artie Bell/
Eric Oliver
21 records - Side car > 600 cc 1 hour : 95,89 mph
1950 Side car > 600 cc Eric Oliver 1 hour : 97,04 mph
1953 Silver Fish Ray Amm/
Eric Oliver
43 records 350 cc 1 hour : 200,36 km
10 miles : 200,13 kmh
10km : 190,577 kmh
50 km :199,9 kmh
50m : 200,46 kmh
100km :200,67 kmh
100m : 200,32 kmh
2h : 393,685 km
500km : 195,31 kmh
3h : 586,558 km
4h : 774,782 km
500m 193,46 kmh
5h : 967,286 km
1000km : 192,06 kmh
6h : 1160,437 km
7h : 1353,584 km
18 records 500 cc 1 hour : 133,71 mph
10 miles : 145,41 mph - track record - last speed record on a single
50 km : 216,7 kmh
50m : 215,51 kmh
100km : 214,85 kmh
100m : 214,65 kmh
1974 Commando 850 roadster P. Lefevre
production
machines
400 m : 11"39
1000m : 24"80
1000m running : 202,702 km/h
10 km : 203,504 km/h
10 km running : 210,280 km/h