Elon Jack "EJ" Potter

E.J. Potter was an innovator of wild drag racing and tractor pulling machines. Here are some of his career highlights:

1960 Built first Chevy V-8 drag bike - went 130 mph.
1961 Went 147 mph in 1/4 mile with V-8 bike.
1962 Went 152 mph - throttle stuck and crashed at Onondaga Drag way.
1963 Built 1957 Plymouth with V-12 Allison engine. Went 147 mph.
1964 Built 1964 Dodge Dart with V-12 - went 152 mph.
1966 Went to England with V-8 bike - best crash they ever saw on 13th run.
1967 Built electric car - went 120 mph in 1/4 mile.
1968 Set AHRA bike record at 167.04 in Phoenix.
1970 Made Guinness World Record book with an ET of 8.68 on a motorcycle in Australia.
1971 Built 1200 horsepower jet cycle - crashed when parachute failed - sold it to Evel Kneivel.
1973 Quit drag racing and went to tractor pulling.
1975 Won the 7000# Indy Super Pull class with V-12 tractor.
1976 Repeated at Indy Super Pull
1981 Won California “World Championship” pull with 24-cylinder tractor.
1982 Repeated as “World Champion” in California.

Elon Jack Potter was born on April 24, 1941, and died April 30, 2012 at the age of 71. (1941 - 2012)