No idea why they didn't interview the actual genuine Frenchies from IUT Annecy, unless France and Quebec are separated by a common language.
Maybe because they had an uninteresting run, so nothing worthwhile to say about them (compared with the Italian winners, the 80mph Canukistani success story and the tearful Dutch)?
Fabien Canal did make an 80 mph run, albeit with a wind speed too high for it to be official. And a story doing the rounds maintained that the first time he'd ridden a recumbent of
any kind was when they went out to practice their start routine on Poo Road. The TV crew were pretty low-key though; I only learned of their existence when someone put the link on Farcebok last week. Marked contrast to the Japanese outfit from a few years back, who were a bloody nuisance.
A good watch, thanks. Is Mike going for 100mph this year or in 2020?
If by "Mike" you mean Mr Burrows, then the LSBU team are returning this year with a new! IMPROVED!!1! and – crucially – much more sturdy body (though still from the same moulds). They've been testing it at Elvington recently. I don't think anyone's mentioned 100 mph - the official project name is AIM93, 93 mph being wot aerodynamicist Glen Thompson reckons to be the theoretical maximum speed. I doubt Mike himself will be making the trip, as you need an e-mail address to get into USAnia these days