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11-07-10 | 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sillygolem

This is from Jean Claude Rude's speed record attempt in 1979. That is the chainring, not the guard. The Porsche was driven by former F1 driver Henri Pescarolo. The bike's rear tire exploded at at 105mph. Rude was unhurt, but he wasn't able to break the world record.

I believe that's Pescarolo on the right. He never won a Formula 1 race, but did win Le Mans 4 times.

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