Dope Status!!
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Re: Dope Status!!
Porsche 935 Drafter
The bike rode in the car's slipstream. (Pardon if I'm stating the obvious).
"This car was prepared for a bicycle record in Wolfburg highspeed track. Unfortunately the tyre from the rear wheel came off at a speed about 100 km/h. The driver managed to stop the bicycle unhurt. The cab on the 935 was saved for another test but it never happened."
"Now lets face it, 150mph is pretty scary in a car, let alone on a bicycle! That is the speed that Jean Claude Rude attempted to achieve in 1979. The main aim, however, was to break the world bicycle speed record which stood at a staggering 127mph. This record was set in 1962 by Jose Meiffret. Unfortunately Rude didn’t break the record; his tyres exploded at 105mph! This is quite an unusual subject for a 1:43 diecast model, but Spark is a company that’s never been afraid to be different. The model, complete with Rude on his bicycle, features the heavily modified Porsche 935 which was driven by Le Mans legend and former F1 driver Henri Pescarolo. The rear of the Porsche was specially modified so Rude could draft behind it, decreasing the aerodynamic drag on the bike to almost nothing. This is known as motor pacing. Incredibly, the current motor pacing record stands at 167mph!"
The bike's tires desintegrated at 100 mph+ during the first attempt, but he managed to somehow survive. He killed himself later during training, ran over by a train, while he was waiting for special tires from Michelin.
The bike rode in the car's slipstream. (Pardon if I'm stating the obvious).
"This car was prepared for a bicycle record in Wolfburg highspeed track. Unfortunately the tyre from the rear wheel came off at a speed about 100 km/h. The driver managed to stop the bicycle unhurt. The cab on the 935 was saved for another test but it never happened."
Originally Posted by From info for a die cast model of the car
"Now lets face it, 150mph is pretty scary in a car, let alone on a bicycle! That is the speed that Jean Claude Rude attempted to achieve in 1979. The main aim, however, was to break the world bicycle speed record which stood at a staggering 127mph. This record was set in 1962 by Jose Meiffret. Unfortunately Rude didn’t break the record; his tyres exploded at 105mph! This is quite an unusual subject for a 1:43 diecast model, but Spark is a company that’s never been afraid to be different. The model, complete with Rude on his bicycle, features the heavily modified Porsche 935 which was driven by Le Mans legend and former F1 driver Henri Pescarolo. The rear of the Porsche was specially modified so Rude could draft behind it, decreasing the aerodynamic drag on the bike to almost nothing. This is known as motor pacing. Incredibly, the current motor pacing record stands at 167mph!"
