He may not be as famous as he once was, but somewhere in the universe, the putt-putt-putt of Alphonse Barreyre's motorcycle is echoing between distant asteroids. Here, the Montreal motorcycle racer is seen training cyclist Francois Pujol (who is probably not closely related to the celebrated farter, Joseph "Le Pétomane" Pujol). Barreyre's motorcycle was the latest and best. He was able to do an English mile in 47-1/5 seconds (what's that, about 70 mph/105 kmh?). This picture was taken a hundred years ago this month and was published in a Montreal paper a week before a scheduled race at Brighton Beach, which is now part of New York City. No word on how he finished, but he must have scored high marks for dashingness!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
An iron horse fit for a champ
He may not be as famous as he once was, but somewhere in the universe, the putt-putt-putt of Alphonse Barreyre's motorcycle is echoing between distant asteroids. Here, the Montreal motorcycle racer is seen training cyclist Francois Pujol (who is probably not closely related to the celebrated farter, Joseph "Le Pétomane" Pujol). Barreyre's motorcycle was the latest and best. He was able to do an English mile in 47-1/5 seconds (what's that, about 70 mph/105 kmh?). This picture was taken a hundred years ago this month and was published in a Montreal paper a week before a scheduled race at Brighton Beach, which is now part of New York City. No word on how he finished, but he must have scored high marks for dashingness!
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