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One was Max Lambky's Vincent-engined Lambky Liner streamliner. In addition to his own land speed record vehicles, Vesco had a consulting role in other streamlined vehicles. Other designs Don Vesco on the "Project 200" high-mileage motorcycle designed by Matt Guzzetta

Brother Rick improved the "Turbinator," and current Vesco driver Dave Spangler averaged 493.03 miles per hour (793.45 km/h) in 2018. , although the record has since been eclipsed. In 2001, he set the FIA wheel-driven land speed record of 458.440 miles per hour (737.788 km/h) in a turboshaft powered streamliner called "Turbinator". His motorcycle land speed records were set in 1970 at 251.66 miles per hour (405.01 km/h) in a twin-engined streamliner " Big Red", becoming the first person to ride faster than 250 mph in 1975, when he pushed past the 300-mile-per-hour (480 km/h) milestone for the first time with " Silver Bird" and in 1978 at 318.598 miles per hour (512.734 km/h) in a twin- turbo powered streamliner " Lightning Bolt", a record that stood for 12 years. Speed records " Big Red" at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum 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. In his lifetime, he set 18 motorcycle and 6 automobile speed records. Motorcycle land-speed record and wheel-driven land speed recordĭon Vesco (Ap – Decem ) was an American businessman and motorcycle racer who held multiple motorcycle land-speed and wheel-driven land speed records.