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  • FEATURE - Traktor fährt 215 km/h: Weltrekord
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    FEATURE - Traktor fährt 215 km/h: Weltrekord
    Ferrari Press Agency
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    Tractor 1
    18/11/2019
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    Pictures must credit : Guinness World Records

    A daredevil driver has broken the speed record – for a tractor.British adrenalin junkie Guy Martin took the wheel of UK maker JCB’s Fastrac Two and powered to 135.191 mph / 217.570 km/h.That set a new Guinness World Records title for fastest tractor (modified).?Guy, a lorry mechanic, motorcycle racer and TV presenter, set the record at Elvington airfield in Yorkshire in the UK. He initially set a record for 103.64 mph / 166.79 km/h in his modified JCB earlier in the Summer at the wheel of Fastrac One tractor .The previous 87.2 miles an hour / 140.33 km/h.He was able to go even quicker once further improvements had been made for Fastrac Two.Changes included a 1,000 hp engine, a smaller cab and improved aerodynamics.? ?It hit a peak speed of 153.771mph on its way to recording an average of 135.191mph

    OPS: The Fastrac Two with Guy Martin at the wheel setting the new world record.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

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