Land Speed Racing Jack Dolan Photo Gallery

For this month’s Land Speed Racing feature, former world-record holder Rocky Robinson focuses his attention on an old salt and fellow record-holder Jack Dolan. Read the full story in Salt Addiction Jack Dolan.

Don Vesco poses with wife Norma, and crew behind one of his many motorcycle streamliners.

Jack and Don Vesco making repairs to the electrical system on his Kawasaki streamliner.

Jack prepares to fuel Vesco’s mighty liner.

Vesco replaces a drive belt, the weak link connecting the two Z1 motors. Marcia Holley looks on.

A young Marcia Holley prepares herself for the ride of her life. Streamliner riders must wear a full coverage fire suit along with Nomex gloves and shoes.

Marcia poses next to Vesco’s Kawasaki streamliner. Marcia was the first female into the 200 MPH Club with a record 229 mph run.

Bob George’s first twin engine Harley Davidson streamliner with Dave Campos at the controls.

This is the Easyriders streamliner that Bob George later built and Campos rode to a new land speed record of 322 mph. Jack officiated over the speed trials attempt. The record stood for 16 years. (Campos is in the black shirt standing in front of the cockpit) The many blue lines you see on the side of the bike are the names printed of those who donated money for project through solicitations from Joe Teresi of Easyriders magazine.

Don Vesco at speed in the world’s fastest motorcycle of the time. Jack worked closely with Vesco and together they set the ultimate two wheel record at 318 mph.

In 1999 Richard 'Rocket Man' Brown took his 3-stage rocket powered streamliner through Dolan’s timing lights at 322 mph, but was unable to back it up to cinch the unlimited two wheel record. Jack made mention that the machine was later damaged from overheating during a static engine run which ended their attempt. (Richard poses with his machine at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds in the UK.)

Jack (in red hooded sweater on far right) oversaw many of our private time tests when I drove the Bub streamliner in earlier years.

Three accomplished female racers. From left to right: Tanis Hammond, Marcia Holley, and Dr. Jeannie Pflum. Tanis and Dr. Pflum are both in the 300 MPH Club choosing four wheels over two.