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BENTLEY - CONTINENTAL GT - WORLD RECORD CAR ON ICE - 2007 - 321 km/h (2007)

Product Code:	436 139026
Manufacturer:	Minichamps
Category:	Land Speed Cars
Scale:	1:43
Bonus Points Cost:	1,446
Price (excl. GST):	$72.27
Plus GST (Aus. Only):	$7.23
Total (incl. GST):	$79.50 AUD

Status: Development Approved

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT - WORLD RECORD CAR ON ICE - 2007 - 321 km/h
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A Bentley Continental GT, driven by four-times World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, smashed the world ice speed record, reaching an average speed of 199.86mph (321.65km/h) on frozen sea off the coast of Finland.

The near standard four-wheel-drive Continental GT - which is privately owned by the world rally star - eclipsed the previous ice speed record of 184.14mph (296.34km/h), set by a Bugatti EB110 Supersport at the same location.

Kankkunen's team endured temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius on a 10km section of frozen sea, 50km north of Oulu in western Finland. Accelerating hard over 70cm-thick ice, Juha took around 5km to hit his optimum speed before reaching the start of the marked kilometre over which his speed was measured. In spite of the Continental GT's exceptional grip and traction he experienced wheel-spin even above 120 mph.

After a brief check-over, Juha turned the Continental GT around and drove the measured kilometre a second time to fulfil the judge's requirements, peaking at an incredible 205mph (330km/h).

Modifications to Juha's Continental GT were kept to a minimum. For safety reasons, a rollcage was fitted, along with Nokian snow tyres. Various aerodynamic tweaks were also made, but the powertrain was essentially untouched, although the car ran non-standard fuel with matching calibration to cope with the extreme temperatures.

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