On November 7th of 2014, on the Circuit Paul Ricard
located at Le Castellet in South of France, I have reached
a speed of 333 km/h on a rocket-propelled bicycle, after
only 4.8 seconds of acceleration. A velocity of more
than 300 km/h on a skinny and completely stripped
bicycle, this is amazing, and a bit crazy! Who thought
that one day a daredevil on a bicycle, with a rocket under
the saddle, could travel the quarter mile in less than 7
seconds?
Some data:
O to 333 km/h in 4.8 seconds
Thrust: 4.51 kN / 460 kgf
Peak acceleration: 3.05g
Average acceleration: 1.96 g
Peak deceleration at rocket shutoff (due to the
aerodynamic drag): -1.4 g
