Air Force helicopter tackles Gautrain in battle of machines

The Gautrain, with a top speed of 160km/h, may be the fastest train in the country but it stood no chance against the South African Airforce’s (SAAF) 185km/h speed Alouette II helicopter in a battle of the machines. The eight-minute race, to promote the upcoming air show, between by the four-car [180 tons per car] train on land and the Alouette II in the air kicked off from the Midrand Gautrain station and ended at the Centurion Station on Wednesday morning. You be the judge…who won the race this morning? Is it the @SANDF_ZA Aloutte Helicopter or the Gautrain? Comment...

from The Citizen https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/sa-air-force-gautrain-battle-of-machines/