Victor Palomo was not only the Formula 750cc World Champ in 1976 but also a European and Spanish Junior Waterskiing champion and represented Spain at Bobsleigh in the Olympics.
Has any other rider been successful outside of bike/car racing? I know there are plenty who have crossed over to car/truck racing and some who went from motocross to road racing - such as Bayle and Pirovano, but waterskiing and bobsleigh are really very different disciplines from bike racing.
The closest I can think of is that Dave Thorpe 500cc Motocross champion in 85 and 86 was apparently on QPR's books as a teenager - but then he never road raced to my knowledge.
Edited by brands77, 09 April 2022 - 08:45.