The Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge is a motorcycle fuel efficiency contest created in 1980 by motorcycle fairing inventor Craig Vetter. The contest was cited in Vetter's Motorcycle Hall of Fame i
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Winning Vehicle (Silver Streamliner) for July 2015 Vetter Challenge in Lexington, Ohio. 2005 Ninja 250 with Vetter Fairing, 161 mpg Bike built by and ridden by Alan Smith. Picture taken by Kraig Schultz at AMA Motorcycle Museum. White bike to right is Vic Valdes (2nd place, 152mpg) and Maroon Bike to rear is Scott Endler (3rd place 117mpg)
Winning Vehicles for July 2016 Vetter Challenge in Lexington, Ohio. Bike to Left is 1999 Ninja 250 with Vetter Fairing, 187 mpg Bike built by and ridden by Vic Valdes. Bike to Right is 2011 Custom Electric with 1980’s Rifle/Vetter Fairing Built and Ridden by Kraig Schultz 92 Wh/Mile.
Winning Gas Vehicle for July 2017 Vetter Challenge in Lexington, Ohio. 1999 Ninja 250 with Vetter Fairing, 236 mpg Bike built and ridden by Vic Valdes. 2017-07-08
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Don Vesco 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 rec
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…mpg‑imp) 1000 cc Harley-Davidson 1981 Templeton–Cambria, California Mike Hishki 189 mpg‑US (1.24 L/100 km; 227 mpg‑imp) Honda Passport Matt Guzzetta/Don Vesco "Project 200" streamliner entered, disqualified 1982 San Luis Obispo–Monterey, California Charly Perethian 282 mpg‑US (0.83 L/100 km; 339 mpg‑imp) 185…
Vesco with his Silver Bird streamliner at the Bonneville Speedway
"Big Red" at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
Don Vesco on the "Project 200" high-mileage motorcycle designed by Matt Guzzetta