[ via Classicdriver ]

Here is the Bentley Continental GT that broke the world ice speed record, reaching an average speed of 199.86mph on frozen sea off the coast of Finland. 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.

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