Don Vesco with his Silver Bird streamliner at the Bonneville Speedway
Born
(1939-04-08)April 8, 1939
Loma Linda, California[1]
Died
December 16, 2002(2002-12-16) (aged 63)
San Diego, California[2]
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
Motorcycle racer and businessperson
Known for
Motorcycle land-speed record and wheel-driven land speed record
Don Vesco (April 8, 1939[1] – December 16, 2002[2][3]) was an American businessman and motorcycle racer who held multiple motorcycle land-speed and wheel-driven land speed records. In his lifetime, he set 18 motorcycle and 6 automobile speed records.[3]
His accomplishments recognized by the American Motorcyclist Association include winning the United States motorcycle Grand Prix 500 cc class in 1963, operating a California motorcycle dealership that sponsored up to 60 racers at a time, and setting a number of motorcycle and automobile land speed records.[4]
^ abSetright 1979, p. 91.
^ abGlick 2002.
^ abNew York Times 2002.
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