AN architect is hoping to make history by setting a new cycling speed record - on a £15,000 bike which will be attached to a Porsche Cayenne.

Neil Campbell, who works for ADP Limited architecture in West Bergholt, will attempt to travel in excess of 168mph on the custom-built bike once it is released from the back of the car, before using a parachute in order to come to a halt within just 400 metres.

If successful, the cycling enthusiast, would set a new Guinness World Record for fastest bicycle speed in a slipstream, eclipsing the 167mph total set by Dutch rider Fred Rompelberg in 1995.

The attempt, which is set to take place at the Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire in August, will see his bike released from the back of the Porsche once it is travelling fast enough, at which point Mr Campbell will pedal furiously as he is timed over a 200 metre speed trap.

A similar method was used last year when the speedster rode at 135.3mph at the same venue and then again at 149mph.

Mr Campbell, 45, said he has always been "fixated by speed", which he described as the "ultimate challenge of mind over body".

He said he has been dreaming of breaking the record for more than 20 years, and will predominately self-fund next month's attempt.