Our guest for Episode 17 of the Rider Magazine Insider podcast is Valerie Thompson, a professional drag racer and land-speed racer who holds the title of ?World?s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer.? She holds eight land-speed records and is a member of the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame, seven 200 MPH clubs and one 300 MPH club. In 2018, she piloted the BUB 7 Streamliner to a record speed of 328.467 mph and is the only female rider featured on the ?World?s Top 10 Fastest Motorcycle Riders? list. At the 2021 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials in August she will attempt to break the motorcycle land speed record of 376.363 mph. Valerie?s quest to become the world?s fastest motorcycle racer is the subject of the upcoming film documentary, ?Rockets and Titans.? Learn more about Thompson at ValerieThompsonRacing.com.
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