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Post by Joe on Nov 13, 2019 23:53:11 GMT 1
Any drag race fans will be pleased to know that once again the worlds fastest car is a Vauxhall Victor
Yep Andy Frost and Red Victor 3 have beaten the world record for a road leagal car and turned a time of 5.59 at 160 mph
Correction it's 260 mph
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Post by fordfixer on Nov 15, 2019 21:05:04 GMT 1
That's incredible!! If I'm not mistaken that's quicker than anyone has run in UK Pro Mod, so does that also make it the UK's quickest doorslammer? And being street legal at the same time!!! Can you imagine the MOT testers face though? I remember a few years ago with Red Victor 2 I think, he was getting some stick from the Americans for not entering the 'Worlds Fastest Street Legal Car' or whatever it was called where they have to drive from strip to strip before racing to claim the title.....they said he was chicken but his argument was that he couldn't afford the five figure sum to ship the car over there and compete Here's the feature from Fifth Gear for anyone who isn't familiar with this beast: World's Fastest Street Legal Car - Fifth Gear
Also noticed this mini-documentary about the latest incarnation on there, so that's tonight's viewing sorted: (Full 50 min Film) The World's Fastest Street Legal Car - Red Victor 3 |
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Post by Joe on Nov 16, 2019 9:15:22 GMT 1
Not long after RV3 was first put together it's registration was invoked by DVLA and it was then reconstructed to pass the BIVA regs (for a new vehicle home built using a mix f old and new parts) so its credibility of being street legal is not in doubt. I belive its actually registered as Redvictor or something like that.
The competition you are talking about is Drag Week and one of the cars in that (Tom Bailey) has also dropped under the six second barrier so he's not that far ahead, but what an achievement....
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