We don’t tend to focus very much on youtube crash videos here on Speedhunters, but I thought this one would be of interest to you, as we get ready for our Bonneville Speedhunting trip. It depicts the Racing Beat team’s ill-fated 1992 attempt at the C/Blown Modified Sports record of 241 mph with their 760 horsepower turbocharged three Rotor FD RX7.
The team returned to The Salt with a repaired car in 1995 and set a new record of 242 mph, making it the world’s fastest RX7. It’s a record that the team still holds today. Antonio featured this car during our Mazda month earlier in the year if you want more info about it.
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All Hail Racing Beat
All Hail Jim Mederer and all the others that made this a success so long ago.
The Rotary Gods truly smile upon you.
He got pretty lucky on that crash....if it had caught an edge and started barrel-rolling it could have gotten ugly. Cool car though...you have to appreciate something that is so single-minded in it's design and purpose.
i like how the silver fd was pushing it in the begining
DO A BARREL ROLL!
I just wanna go fast!
wow. upping the oxygen rate in the fuel caused that? Goes to show you, don't retune your car @ 200+mph! lol