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Autocar and Autosport International Set New
Speed Record
18 December 2006
Autocar in association with Autosport International set a new indoor
speed world record at the NEC, Birmingham, on Tuesday 12 December by
setting a speed of 82 mph over a 210-metre run through Hall 5. Cars
totalling £750,000 were put through their paces in a unique time
trial session, each car having three timed runs.
The winning time was set by owner driver Phil Cooper, 21 years old from
Warrington, in his Autograss Special powered by a Toyota engine. Phil
is currently Overall Series Points Champion of all Classes in the 2006
British Autograss Series.
While attempting the record Autocar editor at large Steve Sutcliffe
managed to set another new record – the indoor road car speed
record in an Ariel Atom which reached 76.8 mph.
Results will be submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for
approval and certification. Times were recorded by a Vericom VC3000PC
Performance Tester and were officiated by independent data company Datron
Technology who are recognised by Guinness.
Autocar will display the cars that took part in the speed challenge
and screen footage of the day’s events on their stand at Autosport
International, 11-14 January 2007.
From the empty halls of the NEC for this unique event, Autosport International
will fill more than one million square feet of all things motorsport,
race teams and drivers, and the world’s biggest motorsport show
continues to attract leading car manufacturers and independent sportscar
companies keen to launch their new marques to the world.
| Vehicle |
Power (hp) |
Cost |
Speed (mph) |
| Ariel Atom Supercharged |
300 |
£35,000 |
76.80 |
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage |
380 |
£82,000 |
64.80 |
| Audi RS4 (LT) |
414 |
£51,825 |
72.14 |
| Autograss Special |
280 |
£20,000 |
82.05 |
| BMW Z4M |
338 |
£42,795 |
64.87 |
| Caterham CSR260 |
260 |
£37,000 |
69.49 |
| Ford GT |
500 |
£120,900 |
71.53 |
| Jaguar XKR (LT) |
420 |
£67,495 |
59.78 |
| Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG |
503 |
£73,965 |
72.28 |
| Mini Works GP |
215 |
£22,000 |
65.02 |
| Mitsubishi EVO FQ360 |
366 |
£35,504 |
75.61 |
| Shelby Daytona Cobra |
530 |
£91,650 |
68.65 |
| Westfield Sport 2000 |
192 |
£19,950 |
68.49 |
To see these cars and the cream of International motorsport companies,
book online at www.autosport-international.com
or phone the ticket hotline on 0870 380 2244.
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