Ep. #34 John Penton Was in a Hurry

About this episode

The episode explores John Penton's record-breaking transcontinental ride and his life as a motorcycling pioneer.

The search for deeper meaning in Penton’s 1959 record-breaking transcontinental ride. John Penton, the motorcycling pioneer and legend turned 100 years old on August 19, 2025. To celebrate this milestone, we're diving into a 52 hour period of his long life, to ask him about the time he raced across the country as fast as he could. For photos, charts and video from this story, click here to check out the print version at We Went Fast Support We Went Fast shop.wewentfast.com – Find your next favorite t-shirt or piece of artwork. Leave a 5-star rating and review! Tell a friend about We Went Fast. Share this podcast. Follow @wewentfast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Threads, YouTube

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Host: We Went Fast

Guest: John Penton

Topics covered

• motorcycling
• transcontinental ride
• John Penton
• record-breaking
• pioneers
• celebration

Keywords

• John Penton
• motorcycling
• transcontinental ride
• 1959
• record-breaking
• pioneer
• celebration

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