Porsche 935 Turbo cycling record car - photo

Porsche 935 Turbo specially modified to provide slipstream to Frenchman Jean-Claude Rude in his failed 1979 attempt to break the bicycle speed record. While training for another shot at the record, Rude was fatally injured when he cycled alongside a fast train.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...295#post172970
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3144#post98163
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...678#post174589
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...673#post170618
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...675#post167103

The pilot (on right) is Henri Pescarolo who won several times the 24 heures du Mans with Matra...
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First get a load of the size of the crank gear sprocket second I wonder where they re routed the engine's exhaust

See here :
https://franceracing.fr/automobile/q...record-a-velo/

https://youtu.be/PTHdBYNYeAE

But more impressive, in 1962, the previous record by José Meiffret, who reached 204km/h at age of 48 !

https://youtu.be/k8MAqmklHwg

He had made numerous attempts since the 50's, this man was persevering !

https://youtu.be/gAW946UQ1fU

In this last video, we see him falling and being severely injured at Montlery in a record attempt. He suffered 4 skull fractures and he said he did not completely recovered, but he says in the video, "I have an objective, it's to reach 200km/h, and then I could get the surgery I need, because I still have a hole in the head ..."