September 25th
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot born this day. In 1771 he was convicted of dangerous driving when he ran into a wall with his steam tricycle in Paris.
Cugnot Steam Tricycle
Mert Lawwill born Boise, Idaho. Lawwill retired from racing in 1977 with 161 AMA Grand National finishes and was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 1998.
Mert Lawwill
Rocky Robinson took a new record at Bonneville on a 2.6 litre streamliner - 605.697 kph.
Motorcycle Land Speed Records