Don Emde

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Don Emde (born February 16, 1951 in San Diego, California[1]) is an American motorcycle racer, author and publisher. In 1972 he won the Daytona 200 motorcycle race in only 56 laps.[2] In 1999, he was inducted to the American Motorcyclist Association's Motorcycle Hall of Fame,[1] and in 2011 was inducted to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame.[3]

Racing moments[]

Emde's 1972 victory at Daytona as a privateer[4] was the first win at that race for a Yamaha, the smallest displacement racebike to take first place, the first victory for any two-stroke, and the first (and only) father-son win at Daytona (his father Floyd Emde won in 1948).[5]

Emde retired from racing in 1973 and became an author and magazine publisher.[1]

In May, 2014, Emde organized a recreation of Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's 1914 transcontinental motorcycle ride, on its 100th anniversary.[6][7]

Bibliography[]

  • Emde, Don (1991), Daytona 200: History of Americas Premier Motorcycle Race, Don Emde Productions, ISBN 0962743402

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Don Emde at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
  2. ^ Bruce Richardson (August 1991), "Memories on display", American Motorcyclist, 45 (8): 20–22
  3. ^ Chris Jessen (August 10, 2011), "Stunt legend, Motor Maid among Hall of Fame inductees", Rapid City Journal
  4. ^ Rusty Rae (1978), The World's Biggest Motorcycle Race: The Daytona 200, Lerner, p. 25, ISBN 0822504227
  5. ^ Joe Michaud (September 2013), "The Emde Dynasty", Motorcycle Consumer News: 32
  6. ^ Peter Rowe (May 2, 2014), "'Cannonball Run,' 100 years later -- and much easier", San Diego Union-Tribune
  7. ^ Aaron Frank (May 5, 2014), "Cannon Ball's Run—Recreating the Original Epic Ride", Motorcyclist

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