In a message dated 12/20/03 2:56:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, FastmetalBDF
writes:
This idea is not new, somewhere in my junk is a photo of a steam driven
auto used to pace bicycles on an indoor banked race track. Bob in
connecticut..........King of Useless Transportation Triva
> Tom ..... I recall reading about that in some auto magazine, I
> cannot
> recall which one . I believe the car was one of hotrodding's all-time
> favorites,
> a 55 Chevy !!! I remember the bike's driving sprocket almost touched the
> salt,
> and the speed was somewhere around 150 -155 MPH !!! The thing that
> impressed me the most was the rear-facing throttle man sitting just a few
> feet
> ahead of the bike racer, while the driver up front was just the 'tillerman',
> sort of
> a backwards version of the tail-end fireman on big city hook &ladder trucks
> !
> Cranking that bicycle at that sort of speed while hearing that
> big blown rat motor up front must have given that dentist a bit more than
> his
> needed amount of cardiac exercise on that day !
> Bruce in snowless 39* Connecticut
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