Steam-Powered Rocket Bike Aims for Sub-4-Second Drag Run
A CNET reporter chronicles Graham Sykes and his team at Santa Pod Raceway as they prep Force of Nature, a steam-powered rocket bike, for a drag-race speed attempt. The bike uses a 120-liter boiler heated to about 260 C, with a safety-focused setup and massive steam exhaust as it accelerates, reaching over 200 mph and 0–60 mph in under half a second. Sykes has built most components in his garden shed, and the team has already achieved a 5-second quarter mile and a 200 mph pass; they hope to push to a 4-second run in future attempts, though that day's run did not set a new record.