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The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance is something of a Father’s Day tradition in Beverly Hills, Calif., as a wide variety of vintage and racing cars and motorcycles line the street for the day. In its eighth year, the event is recognizing aviation for the first time. In celebration of Learjet’s 50th anniversary, Rodeo Drive will welcome the Learjet 85 as the first aircraft to ever appear on the world-famous street. To carry on the “Jet Age” theme, the 300 block of Rodeo Drive will feature autos inspired by ear...

Filed under: Etc., Videos Frenchman François Gissy has laid claim to a new land speed record using a rocket-powered bicycle. Yes, you read that right. A rocket-powered bicycle. Gissy and his bicycle managed to hit a mind-boggling 163 miles per hour (263 kilometers per hour) over a vacant stretch of highway in Munchhouse, France over the weekend. The rocket was built by Swiss company Exotic Thermo Engineering, and it provides its thrust using liquid hydrogen peroxide - much more concentrated than what you'd find at your local drug store, so don't go trying this at home tonight - that is broken down to generate steam at 650 degrees Fahrenheit. Watch Gissy's record speed run in the trio of videos below, and take special note of the speeding cars and motorcycles he lines up against in two of them.Continue reading Watch a rocket-powered bicycle set a new land speed recordWatch a rocket-powered bicycle set a new land speed record originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments