LIMESTONE — A Florida man who set the world record for fastest speed on a conventional motorcycle died Sunday from injuries suffered when he lost control of his motorcycle and reportedly slid 1,000 feet during a speed trial at the former Loring Air Force Base.

William “Bill” Warner, 44, a speed racer and tropical fish grower from Wimauma, Fla., was attempting to hit 300 mph within 1 mile just before 10 a.m. Sunday during The Maine Event, an annual speed trial race sanctioned by the Loring Timing Association.

The motorcyclist made it about 4,000 feet before suddenly losing control of his modified turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa. Limestone Police Chief Stacey Mahan said Warner went off the track and into the grass, where he and his bike went into a long slide.

He was taken immediately to Cary Medical Center in Caribou, according to race officials. After the crash, the remainder of Sunday’s races were canceled.

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