Rocket Bob Goes After Wheelchair Land Speed Record
Ziggi | Jul 18, 2010 | Comments 2
Bob Gullickson, a paraplegic since his teens, will be taking a shot at the wheelchair land speed record at the Brainerd Raceway in Minnesota on September, 5, in a rocket-powered wheelchair.
Bob’s Rocket Wheelchair, which resembles a high tech go-cart, was designed and specially built for this purpose by Ky Michaelson since there was no way a conventional powered wheelchair could hold up to this type of action. The Rocket Wheelchair may be able to reach speeds up to 100 mph!
From the StarTribune.com
“Gullickson, 44, is a paraplegic who has used a wheelchair since he was 19. He was a cook in the U.S. Navy in California when he took a tumble from his motorcycle and fell on a landscape stake that struck his spinal column.
Gullickson, 44, is a paraplegic who has used a wheelchair since he was 19. He was a cook in the U.S. Navy in California when he took a tumble from his motorcycle and fell on a landscape stake that struck his spinal column.
Nowadays, the Forest Lake man is addicted to hot cars, fast motors and the element of surprise.
“It’s not just speed, but to do something that surprises myself and others,” he explained recently at his house in Forest Lake. “I think I have a desire to do things that have speed involved, but I won’t do anything faster than my guardian angel says is OK.”
Michaelson, a nationally renowned inventor when it comes to the world of speed, invented the machine that Gullickson will drive. It weighs about 150 pounds, shoots forward on a hydrogen peroxide-fueled thrust, and has handles on the back to resemble a wheelchair.”
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Go getem Bob!
Despite how it looks, being a quad isn’t much fun Bob. Be careful, but keep breaking down barriers. Be cool.