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In April 1937, Eric Fernihough broke the motorcycle land speed record when he reached 169.79mph in Hungary - whilst wearing goggles with damaged prescription lenses. ....
Alex Macfadzean sits in the cockpit Credit: Rod Kirkpatrick/F Stop Press British engineers will attempt to regain a motorbike speed record the UK has failed to overtake for 84 years, as designers look to an engine used by the military for added power. In 1937, English racer Eric Fernihough rode his supercharged Brough Superior motorbike at 169mph to set a new world land speed record for a two-wheel vehicle. He died the following year attempting to win back his accolade from German competition, and remains the last Briton to hold the motorbike speed record. A new attempt with a British rider and bike is now being planned to reclaim the record for the UK after 84 years of being bested by German, Italian, and American teams. ....
British engineer and ex-bike racer Alex Macfadzean, 77, and his team designed the new streamliner bike Racer turned TV presenter Guy Martin will make the record-breaking attempt in Bolivia next year Britain last held the motorcycle land-speed record in 1937 after Eric Fernihough broke 169.72mph But Italy s Piero Taruffi took the title by an extra 3.31mph in the October of 1937 and the title has changed hands amongst Germans, Italians and Americans since ....