How fast does your vehicle go?

Cars / Motoring / Insurance
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this did make me chuckle… thinking of some of the dilapidated tractors around here… imagine one of them zoooooming along at such speeds… :crazy_face:

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Is this a world speed record for a tractor?

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JCB hold the record and it is something ridiculous…!

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https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/11/guy-martin-reaches-135-mph-to-obliterate-the-worlds-fastest-tractor-record-598759/

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A bit of a cheat, replacing steel panels for ali and modding the engine and g/box …

Back in the 50’s and 60’d when racing drivers did a bit of everything, even the GP pilots, Stirling Moss did the 1953 Coupe des Alpes rally in a Sunbeam Alpine.
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There was a 1/4 mile drag as part of the scoring. As you see, the Alpine [0-60 13.5 secs] was no rival in any department for the car you’d expect Moss to be driving

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But Moss being the ultra-competitive man he was, he got the best out of the Alpine on the 1/4 mile by replacing the engine oil with sewing machine oil.