The 184 mph Woman

[ClichéGuevara]

That's quite old. She set a women's record of 147mph in 2016 and the 184 record was 2018.

Motorpaced riding has a really interesting history that a lot of people haven't heard of.

In 1899 Charles "mile a minute" Murphy hit 60mph behind a train.
Jose Meiffret set set 127mph on an Autobahn in Austria in 1962
Fred Rompelberg went 167mph in 1995 and it was his record that Koronek-Mueller broke
In 2019 a Brit called Neil Campell went 174 mph which is the men's record or British record something like that.

I bet that rattled his dentures.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I bet that rattled his dentures.

It's a good story. There was no elfin safety in them days.

https://www.podiumcafe.com/2011/2/2/1969835/the-legend-of-mile-a-minute-murphy

 

[presta]

I just don't understand the point of this lark. If you're going to use an engine to overcome the wind resistance, why not use it to power the rest of the losses as well, and put it on the bike.

Who needs a dragster:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBC9pCEJ6o0


This one's interesting, 77mph and he's reaching out to stick the camera onto the back of the truck:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Whenever videos about her are posted there's a lot of "yeah it's cheating I could do that" posting. I suspect this is because she's (a) American and (b) a woman.

Lots of armchair experts on here as usual

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's a good story. There was no elfin safety in them days.

https://www.podiumcafe.com/2011/2/2/1969835/the-legend-of-mile-a-minute-murphy

And for another good story, here's Jose Meiffret: Orphan, survivor of 128km/h crash, and - naturally - Trappist monk.

https://veloaficionado.com/blog/trapist-monk-jose-meiffret-the-fastest-cyclist-in-the-world