I've followed a few of the record attempts over the years, but I honestly do not recall the attempt of Jean Claude Rude or the Martini Porsche.
Can anyone shed any information on this cyclist or his attempt on the land speed record (drafting/paced) attempt?
http://flatsixes.com/porsche-culture/porsche-factoids/land-speed-record-bicycle-rude/
They even made a scale model of the Porsche 935 & bike!
The article mentions J-C Rude might have been killed by a train (shades of P-R pelotons ducking under grade crossing guards?!?!) during a second attempt on the record. WTH? A record attempt at 150 MPH over a RR track sounds to insane to be contemplated...
If smashing the rails at 150 MPH on sew-up at 150 PSI don't kill you...the perfectly timed 5:40 Bullet Train running on-schedule from Lyon to Baden-Baden and Gooden-Gooden just might! Ya think???
That's a, "Hold mein bier und vatch dis!" moment if I ever heard of one!
Can anyone shed any information on this cyclist or his attempt on the land speed record (drafting/paced) attempt?
http://flatsixes.com/porsche-culture/porsche-factoids/land-speed-record-bicycle-rude/
They even made a scale model of the Porsche 935 & bike!
The article mentions J-C Rude might have been killed by a train (shades of P-R pelotons ducking under grade crossing guards?!?!) during a second attempt on the record. WTH? A record attempt at 150 MPH over a RR track sounds to insane to be contemplated...
If smashing the rails at 150 MPH on sew-up at 150 PSI don't kill you...the perfectly timed 5:40 Bullet Train running on-schedule from Lyon to Baden-Baden and Gooden-Gooden just might! Ya think???
That's a, "Hold mein bier und vatch dis!" moment if I ever heard of one!