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It is possible, the record is 82.33mph ( http://www.ihpva.org/land.htm http://www.ihpva.org/land.htm ) and Graeme Obree is currently working to best that and as
by buro9 13y ago
It is possible, the record is 82.33mph ( http://www.ihpva.org/land.htm http://www.ihpva.org/land.htm ) and Graeme Obree is currently working to best that and aspires to go significantly beyond it:
http://www.gizmag.com/graeme-obree-beastie/28234/ http://www.gizmag.com/graeme-obree-beastie/28234/
It's actually happening this week and they're out there right now doing it:
http://obree.com/obree-news/297-ihpva-world-land-speed-record.html http://obree.com/obree-news/297-ihpva-world-land-speed-recor...
- vinceguidry 13y agoYeah, there's not that much difference between drafting behind a car and using an aerodynamic shell.
- lambda 13y agoThere's a huge difference. In one case, the car is displacing all of that air; in the other, you are. Now, sure, an aerodynamic shell helps with that, but you still have to be the one to displace that air mass, while with a car you have a powered source doing so.