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Fastest street legal car record video

A heavily tuned Ford GT has hit 283.232mph over a standing mile in the USA, taking the Guinness World Record in the process

Fastest street legal car record video

A company in the USA has built a 1700bhp Ford GT, and smashed the World Land Speed Record for a street legal car – hitting 283.232mph over a standing mile at NASA’s Shuttle landing facility in Florida.

Performance Power Racing, a research and development company in Palm Beach, used a new high-strengh Aluminium alloy, called ‘Pandalloy’ during the build to lower weight.

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The record attempt was observed and validated by Guinness. The video is below:

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