Speed demon Zef Eisenberg awarded top RAC’s honour
Serial speed addict Zef Eisenberg awarded RAC Simms Medal
Multiple speed record holder, Zef Eisenberg, has been awarded The Simms Medal by the Royal Automobile Club for his ‘outstanding contribution to motoring innovation.’
With over 50 British, World, ACU, FIM and Guinness records, Eisenberg made headlines again in September by setting four new FIM speed records at Elvington aboard the University of Nottingham’s TT Zero electric racer. “I’m very proud to have been awarded the Simms Medal,” Eisenberg said. “I’ve worked for the last eight years pushing the boundaries of engineering to deliver the most extreme and powerful motorbikes and cars. Pushing engineering and performance to a superior level is in our DNA. To be recognised by the Royal Automobile Club for what we have achieved is the icing on the cake.” Eisenberg also holds the record for ‘Britain’s fastest-ever motorcycle crash,’ which occurred at 230mph on his 564bhp jet turbine-powered bike. Braking 11 bones, he was hospitalised for three months before spending a further three months in a wheelchair. He then went on to race again exactly one year after the crash.
The chairman of the Simms Medal
Committee, John Wood MBE, said: “The Royal Automobile Club has celebrated many land speed record holders over the decades, from Segrave to Cobb; Campbell, Noble, Green, Drayson and now Eisenberg who joins this illustrious list. “Zef’s multiple speed record exploits on two and four wheels exemplifies the spirit of adventure which is at the heart of the Simms Medal. Zef is a man driven by technology and daring and very successfully demonstrating its potential in the most extreme manner.”
Holder of over 50 speed records...
...and the UK’s fastestever bike crash!
‘His spirit is at heart of the Simms Medal’
‘Zef is a man driven by tech and daring’
JOHN WOOD MBE, RAC