70MPH wheelchair deemed fir for racetrack.

[~~whimsy~~]

Usually, daredevils end up in wheelchairs when their stunts go wrong.

But in this case, the thrill-seeker on the scooter is exactly where he wants to be -- on top of the world, at least when it comes to wheelchair speed records.

The mean machine is the brainchild of Colin Furze, a 32-year-old British plumber who took a 125-cc engine from a motorbike and added to an ordinary powerchair -- giving it five gears, two exhausts and one world record.

Furze reached a record-setting speed of 70 miles per hour during a run this week at the Santa Pod raceway near Northampton, according to News.com.au, which notes the super-fast scooter took three months to build and budget of just $650.

But as you might imagine, it's is not your grandmother's wheelchair -- unless, of course, your grandmother is a thrill-seeking daredevil with a need for speed.

"It is quite scary when I'm driving it fast as the frame is pretty flimsy and designed for going along at slow speeds," Furze told the Daily Mail newspaper. "You can't take your eyes off the road when driving it as any rash steering decisions could make it flip over and the slightest dip or bump in the road makes it drift off course."

Furze has been known to do some crazy things with bikes. He once attached a flamethrower to one to discourage tailgating -- and was even arrested when he took it out on the road.

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/70-mph-wheelchair-worthy-of-the-racetrack/19682576

Imagine the elderly getting their hands on this and heading to the mall! :eek:

Here is the flamethrower bike:

 

[Baill Inneraora]

fir?

 

[~~whimsy~~]

So there is a typo. Like I'm the first to do it...

 

[cbc_rules]

I want to try

 

[robbied196]

I want one

 

[puffypig2]

Imagine walking around in Walmart with one of those things zooming around.

 

[mdrmail87]

I saw this on Russell Howards Good News (UK tv show on bbc3) and it looked pretty neat. Imagine seeing that overtake you on the motorway haha!

 

[tartanterrier]

I bet he used his disabillity allowance to fund his little project

 

[ASSMAN9000]

That is so cool!

 

[e_love_1919]

Definately the worlds coolest wheelchair!

 

[xfire]

Rocketchair. How about a jet-powered baby stroller for their next trick?

 

[ijinxd]

This will make people think twice about saying motorcycles are dangerous.

 

[Mazlbazl]

Sorry guys, but you should consider most disabled have no feeling for the speed. So I don't really wish for more than one such chair in the world.

 

[feller469]

Unless Stephen Hawking drives this first, we will likely never know the origin of the universe.

 

[Lungzyn]

Brings back memories of Turbo Granny. Nostalgia!
Where can we see it going 70 mph :dunno:

 

[dp93]

its not like they'll be anymore disabled

 

[Lungzyn]

Saw it now, but couldnt edit (504s )
These should have been around a long time ago :nanner:

 

[LukeEl]

This is going to be so much better than NASCAR when they start racing these.

 

[onlysmellz]

hahah hilarious seeing it take off, great link

 

[Jugicman8]

EPIC!!!! That would be so funny to see a 90 year old man zooming down the road at 70MPH!