A cyclist created world
record by riding a push rocket-equipped bicycle at a speed of 207 mph
(Approx 333 km/h) at race track in France.
The Frenchmen accelerated
to it's top speed in just 4.8 seconds at the Paul Ricard racetrack,
Marseille. Francois Gissy is now confident to achieve the speed of
250 mph in his next run on the bicycle.
He said "It's
extremely intense, that's why it's a real feat" to BBC, after
his Sunday's thrilling ride. He also said that "The bicycle is
extremely lightweight, there's no aerodynamic covering and the force
of the drag is extreme - maybe 200kg [440lb] of force on my body. At
the moment [of riding] it's very scary - there's no pleasure like you
would get from a motorcycle. "
The bicycle is named as
Kamikaze 5, created by Grissy's friend Arnold Neracher, and the bike
is since used in a series of speed challenges organized by the two
men.
The engine model is made
of concentrated hydrogen peroxide as fuel and a silver catalyst. Together it generates immense heat and water to provide enough
thrust to generate adrenaline speed.
He is assuming to get sponsorship to achieve to the milestone of 250 mph on revised bicycle
which he calls "Spine Crusher".
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