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Old 07-30-2022, 01:39 PM
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Default Bicycle goes 207 MPH in 4.8 sec Rocket boosted
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Quick video on the run
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJgMObLsUdE


Don't want to hurt any Race Section feelings. HIS

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Wait a minute, He did not pedal it during the speed run!

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Some guys did that to a POW in Vietnam. They used a co2 bottle. He was fine till he hit the trees at the end of the runway.

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Very Impressive, no matter what the "commenters" posted.
E J Potter would be proud to welcome him to the 2 wheel "Bad 2 The Bone" club.

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Seems the Ambulance should have been at other end of the track. No parachute either...

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Wait a minute, He did not pedal it during the speed run!
He was probably to dam scared, and just hung on. I thought I saw a brown skid mark in the video.

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He was probably to dam scared, and just hung on. I thought I saw a brown skid mark in the video.
Interesting how "he hung on for several passes" down the track. Not ONE.

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ps A friend had one of these for several years.
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Interesting how "he hung on for several passes" down the track. Not ONE.

Tom V. ps A friend had one of these for several years.
That rear turbine looks like it drives the ring gear. If so then that would still be relevant for on demand boost like pulling an RV uphill. Without pinging the primary engine.

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I wonder what he used for wheels, tires and bearings - I doubt regular bicycle parts would stand up to 200mph.

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That rear turbine looks like it drives the ring gear. If so then that would still be relevant for on demand boost like pulling an RV uphill. Without pinging the primary engine.
The only units I have seen used were Drag Strip usage, NOT RV assist. One Power Plant, the rocket chemical charges, NO ENGINES.

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Back in the mid 70’s at New England Dragway….I saw a guy do 201 mph on a rocket powered go cart…1/4 mile …sick some gun !

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Back in the mid 70’s at New England Dragway….I saw a guy do 201 mph on a rocket powered go cart…1/4 mile …sick some gun !
Captain Jack McClure, a name I’ll never forget.

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The only units I have seen used were Drag Strip usage, NOT RV assist. One Power Plant, the rocket chemical charges, NO ENGINES. Tom V.
And seems the rocket bike would be powered by a similar propellant.

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