Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois.
Grew up in: Carpentersville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Wife: Karen
Current Residence: Hesperia, California
Occupation: Construction Industry, Land Speed Racing
Hobbies : building motorcycles
Personal vehicles: 1971 Triumph 650 Chopper, 1976 Honda 754 Streetfighter, Yamaha 400 Air cooled dirtbike. He doesn't own anything but motorcycles, but he leases a truck, which hauls Sonic Wind around.
Favorite Music: Rock 'n Roll (all kinds)
Favorite TV show: anything on the Discovery Channel or A & E
Favorite Foods: pizza, beer
Racing Hero: "All the Land Speed Record guys"
What he admires in others: Honesty and a sense of humor
What drives him crazy: People corrupted by money
What he would be if not a land speed racer: He would like to be a guitar player.
Do he follow any other sports or motorsports? None, just Land Speed Racing.
Most Memorable Racing Acheivement: When asked this, Waldo chose to select "rat" racing, a game of high-speed tag through the streets of Chicago and suburbs, played with a group of other hot-rodding friends when Waldo was a teenager. It wasn't uncommon to hit speeds well over 100mph on city streets. Reflecting back on it, he agreed they were very lucky noone ever crashed. He said a few dents were the extent of it.
Waldo says other motorsports are too restricted for his taste, what with most other major forms of racing putting technology and creativity on the backburner in exchange for safety and a better show in recent years. Land Speed Racing is the least restricted form of racing today. And leave it to Waldo to break even the rules of Land Speed Racing, choosing to use rocket-power, with a composite sled, on a frozen lake.
Greatest Influence on his life - His wife Karen (who influenced him to stop rat-racing!)
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