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Cayla Rivas
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUS
OccupationPhotojournalist[1]
Known forMotorbike racing
Parent
  • Chris Rivas[2] (father)

Cayla Rivas is a Fresno based motorcycle racer, who set the FIM World Record by reaching a speed of 252.901 km/h, riding a modified Royal Enfield 650cc Twin, in 2018 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST), held at Bonneville Speedway. While setting the record on 29 August 2018, she was 18 years old. Cayla was backed up by team Royal Enfield and S&S Racing.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

So far Cayla is holding 12 world-records in motorcycle racing.[10]

Personal life

Cayla Rivas is the daughter of Chris Rivas, a four-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing champion,[2] who is her mentor in motorcycle racing.[10][10] Cayla Rivas studied photojournalism.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Senior Reflection: Cayla Rivas". thefeather.com. The Feather. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Fast Times at Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials". fim-live.com. FIM. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Five New FIM World Records In The Books". fim-live.com. FIM. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Epic salt welcomes competitors to BMST". fim-live.com. FIM. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Down To The Wire at BMST". fim-live.com. FIM. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Modified Royal Enfield 650 breaks speed record". autocarindia.com. AUTOCAR. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Firoze Irani (16 September 2018). "Modified Royal Enfield 650 breaks speed record". msn.com. MSN. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ CarAndBike Team (16 September 2018). "Modified Royal Enfield 650 breaks speed record". auto.ndtv.com. NDTV Auto. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Modified Royal Enfield 650 breaks speed record". news18.com. NEWS 18. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ a b c Nicholas King. "Renaissance Woman: Cayla Rivas sets a 12th world record". kmph.com. kmph.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)