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A QUICK HISTORY OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON RACING1908Walter Davidson, president of Harley-Davidson, drives a stock single-cylinder machine to victory at the Federation of American motorcyclist endurance and reliability contest held on the dirt roads of the Catskill Mountains1912Harley-Davidson sets a speed record of 68 mph at the Bakersfield Road Race1921Harley-Davidson becomes the first to win a motorcycle race at an average speed of more than 100 mph1935Joe Petrali, Harley-Davidson's top racer, wins every race on the Grand National schedule1948Harley-Davidson wins 19 of 23 races, including a dominant performance at Daytona, in which seven out of the top 10 finishers were aboard Harley-Davidson motorcycles1953Harley-Davidson begins a string of 13 victories at Daytona during a 17 year period, ending with a win in 19691974Walter Villa wins the first of his three consecutive 250 GP World Championships aboard the RR-2501994Harley-Davidson revives its roadracing program by forming the VR 1000 Superbike Racing Team1996Chris Carr earns VR 1000's first AMA Superbike pole at Pomona and finishes the year with five top-ten performances1996Tom Wilson gives VR 1000 its first podium finish, taking second at Mid-Ohio, and earns three top-five finishes for the year1999Pascal Picotte claims two podiums with a 2nd at Pikes Peak, a 3rd at Sears Point and earns four top-five finishes on the season2001Harley-Davidson retires from AMA Superbike series. Harley-Davidson announces plans to enter National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock drag racing series with Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines effort. ................
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