Rocket bike outruns Ferrari and breaks speed record
A rocket-propelled bicycle has outrun a Ferrari 430 Scuderia to set a world record speed of 333km/h.
François Gissy rode to the record on a hydrogen peroxide rocket bike designed by Arnold Neracher.
The bike, dubbed Kamikaze 5, took less than seven seconds to travel a quarter of a mile at the Circuit Paul Ricard circuit in France.
In 2015 Gissy will attempt to break his record on a new bicycle named Spine Crusher.
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