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The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
A midget car. Typically, these four-cylinder-engine cars have 300 horsepower (220 kW) to 400 horsepower (300 kW) and weigh 900 pounds (410 kg). [1] [2] The high power and small size of the cars combine to make midget racing quite dangerous; for this reason, modern midget cars are fully equipped with roll cages and other
Bad Obsession Motorsport is a Shropshire, England-based race and fabrication workshop run by Nik Blackhurst and Richard Brunning.They are best known for Project Binky, a project to build "the world's fastest Mini" by fitting an original Mini with running gear from an all-wheel-drive turbocharged Toyota Celica GT-Four. [1]
MARCOS CARS LTD Mini Marcos GT MK Series [1]: 74, 76 MARCOS HERITAGE LIMITED Mini Marcos GT [1] MAYA Sports GT [1]: 64 McCoy; Microdot; METRON Sports GTR 1300 [2]: 72 MG Wasp Sports GT; MICRON CARS LTD Sports GT [1] Midas Bronze & Gold [1]: 68 MIDTEC Sports GT; MINETTE CARS Citycar; Mini Beach Car [2]: 26 IGM Mini Bug [1] Mini Daly Runabout
Project '64 is the name of the attempt to break the car land speed record for vehicles with an engine capacity of between 751 cc and 1000 cc (I/BGCC class) in a 1964 Mk1 Mini Cooper 970 S. The Project '64 team was successful in 2012, setting a record of 146.595 mph (235.922 km/h) at the SCTA Speed Week at Bonneville Salt Flats .
[1] even though in Japan such cars are known as kei cars. Microcars have also been defined as being a "small car, popular in the 1950s, that featured a body offering full weather protection and mechanics often derived from motorcycle technology", [ 2 ] though in the 1950s, a trend towards egg-shaped cars with a relatively large ratio of windows ...
[1] [2] In instances where the top speed has been determined by removing the limiter, the test met these requirements, and the car is sold with the limiter on then the limited speed is accepted as meeting this requirement. For the McLaren F1 the estimation by Car and Driver about the speed at the rev-limiter is used.
As of release time, the third generation of the Mini JCW GP is the fastest and most powerful street car Mini has ever produced. [ 67 ] [ 68 ] Production was limited to 3,000 units, with a MSRP of $44,900 (USD).