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By Olivia Richwald & Chloe LaversuchAlfie Barraclough clocked a speed of 54.392mph in a 500m standing start drag race - the first record for someone of his age on an 80cc bike.
Mr Barraclough works as a fireman and paramedic at speed events and said that Alfie decided to have a go after watching races from the side-lines. He said that in the future he wanted to "get really fast" and also "become an engineer and build crazy stuff".Alfie took part in his first motorcycle drag race at Elvington Airfield on his eighth birthday"He goes out and he does the best he can every time," she said.
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