![]() ![]() ![]() And the difference between 250km/h and 300km/h is very different. "I have a lack of experience with it because you don't get the chance to ride at 250km/h, I've only ever done it once. The wind is trying to rip the helmet off your head and you have to keep your toes pointed. "Keeping the front down, knowing when to change gear because you are tucked down so low. "I hop on the bike with my gear on, I look at the salt, the dragstrip or the road, and remember what I've got to do. It's the most present you will be, in my opinion. He says racing requires the ultimate focus possible, and this is what he craves. To ride a bike at high speed is not second nature to Stu. I think I actually got up there but he said, 'you owe too much money so go back and pay a few more bills'. Images of my family flashed through my mind. Evans said he could recall just about every blade of grass in that fateful moment. It crashed later that day, and the story he told NZ Herald is one that Stu can understand, even though he's never experienced a life or death crash himself. ![]() In June 1996, Evans' Porsche clocked 216.385 miles an hour (348km/h) to break the national record by almost 30km/h. ![]()
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