Valerie Thompson (born April 17, 1967) is an American motorcycle drag and land speed racer. She is a 7-time motorcycle land-speed record holder and charter member of the Mojave Magnum "200 MPH Club."
In 2012, Thompson was selected to drive the North American Eagle Project jet car for an attempt to break the long-standing land speed record for a woman, set by Kitty O'Neil in December 1976, at .512mph female land speed record attempt Visordown.com, March 14, 2012Valerie Thompson picked to drive supersonic land speed record carFox News, March 18, 2012 The Project's vehicle did not break O'Neil's record until sometime after Thompson's time with the team, when driver Jessi Combs was killed during deceleration, after an August 2019 run where she set the speed record for a woman, at .
In 2007, Thompson sponsored the domain website GoDaddy.Valerie Thompson Screamin' Eagle V Rod Destroyer Drag Racer #20Lightning Fast Go Daddy Girl Sets New Land Speed Record
Thompson raced the BUB Seven Streamliner at the 2017 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials.
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