Zef Eisenberg
Zef Eisenberg | |
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| Born | 22 March 1973 Merton, London, England |
| Died | 1 October 2020 (aged 47) RAF Elvington, Yorkshire, England |
| Cause of death | Car speed record crash |
| Known for | Founder, Maximuscle |
| Spouse | Marni Alexander |
Ze'ev "Zef" Eisenberg (22 March 1973 – 1 October 2020) was the British founder of sports nutrition brand Maximuscle, an ultra-speed motorbike racer and television presenter.
Eisenberg founded the sports nutrition brand Maximuscle in 1995. He held over 70 British and world land speed records, including a Guinness World Record. They include the world's fastest turbine bike (234 mph); the UK's fastest (no-fairing) 'naked' bike (225.6 mph); world's fastest motorbike racer on sand at 201.5 mph; Britain's fastest-ever motorcycle crash at over 230 mph; fastest ever wheel powered vehicle in a 1,500 hp Porsche at Pendine Sands at 210.33 mph, and fastest electric motorbike in the world (unfaired) with a 197 mph GPS peak speed.
He was presenter for the TV series Speed Freaks, a six episode production on ITV4, produced by Keshet, and appeared on several other TV shows, including The Motorbike Show with Henry Cole and Zef's famous Madmax Turbine bike.
He died on 1 October 2020 aged 47, when his car flipped and crashed while attempting a British land speed record at RAF Elvington, Yorkshire.