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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 9:58:17 -0700
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Bill Dube Incident
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---- Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote: 
> In case anyone has not heard,  Bill Dube had an incident on his Killacycle Electric Drag Bike in LA.   No details other than the bike and Bill apparently accelerated fantastically fast and ended up  hitting  a parked minivan.  
> 
> Hopefully we will soon hear the good news that Bill is all OK
> 
> Flash!    I just got this comment make by Bill about the incident
> I wasn't wearing a helmet, because we did not intend the bike to even move! 
> 
> We were spinning the tire in soapy water. The tire unexpectantly gripped, (water ran out?) and launched the bike. I couldn't get it shut down as quickly as I would have liked. I had to release the front brake to fully untwist the throttle. I then managed to slow it down to about 20 mph. 
> 
> The positive message here is that when we crunched the battery pack, NOTHING happened. No smoke. No flames. Not even sparks. Not only are these cells more powerful, they are the safest possible for automobiles. 
> 
> Also, there was NO ONE in front of the bike or in the possible trajectory of the bike. 
> 
> Bill Dube
> 
Bill glad to hear you are O.K. buy the way, has anyone heard about the electric powered Vari Ez in St. George UT. I'll have more info soon.

Tony