Eric Teboul
WHILE BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROCKET BIKE, Frenchman Eric made his debut in Top Fuel Bike in 1995. Eric first ran his Rocket bike at Santa Pod in 2003, carding a slowing 6.17 / 181.26. Later that year he ran 5.96/183.18, the first 2-wheel 5-second pass outside of America. In 2013, Eric took the bike Stateside, stunning the fans and setting a world quarter-mile record of 5.21 / 264.39.
In 2022, Eric had one last goal in sight before retiring his aging bike – a 4-second pass. He came close with a 5.12 / 261 at Hockenheim, then closer still with a 5.06/263 on Saturday at Santa Pod’s European Finals. It was a case of last chance saloon for Eric the following day, and history was