RE: Fastest Tow Car in the World

RE: Fastest Tow Car in the World

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Nacnud

2,190 posts

268 months

Tuesday 4th May 2004
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Got to admit I thought this could have been for real.
Isn't the record currently held by a Viper.

I'm darned sure a Typhon could see one of them off without too much sweat. :cueviperlarry:

It'd be a publicity stunt that'd certainly get more press coverage than a 'normal' run at Brunters.

RB Will

9,662 posts

239 months

Tuesday 4th May 2004
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y not just slap a caravan on the back of a top fuel dragster im sure that would have enough torque to do it, put a paracute on the back of the caravan. have to go off the line a bit slower though dont wanna pull the caravan apart.

britten_mark

1,593 posts

252 months

Tuesday 4th May 2004
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Nacnud said:
Got to admit I thought this could have been for real.
Isn't the record currently held by a Viper.

I'm darned sure a Typhon could see one of them off without too much sweat. :cueviperlarry:

It'd be a publicity stunt that'd certainly get more press coverage than a 'normal' run at Brunters.


I seem to remember way back in my youth seeing a Lamborghini Espada taking the shed-pulling record.

gary.b

66 posts

241 months

Tuesday 4th May 2004
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The Caravan towing world record is held by a Dodge Viper. Below is the Press release after the record was achieved.

The awesome power of a Chrysler Viper sports car has been used to pull a caravan to a new world speed record.
The 8000cc V-10 engined two seater Viper, towing a standard Abbey Iona caravan, was driven to a maximum speed of 127.8 mph on the main runway at RAF Alconbury in Cambridgeshire.
Driven by motoring journalist Mark Walton, the Viper and caravan combination narrowly passed the previous record of 126.76 mph, which was set by ‘Charlie’ Kovacs behind the wheel of a Ford Falcon at Mangalore Airfield in Victoria, Australia in 1991. Details of the record attempt are published today in the November issue of Car magazine and have been passed to the Guinness Book of Records for confirmation.
Every ounce of the standard Viper’s power was needed to reach the record speed. When driven unhitched, the 415 brake horse power car is capable of more than 170 mph, but the aerodynamic resistance of a caravan towed in this way means any slight increment in speed is hard earned.
After breaking the record, Mark said: "I knew the Viper would be up to the job and that’s why I decided to use it for this attempt."


There were three main hurdles for him to overcome. "First, there were a number of sheep, rabbits and seagulls which we had to clear from the disused runway before starting our runs. But more seriously, we had to contend with the tremendous drag from the caravan and the potentially unpredictable nature of the combination at such extreme speeds," he said.
"The caravan was remarkably stable however and it was only reaching the end of the runaway which prevented us from going even faster," he added.
The rules for the record attempt state that the caravan should be in standard form and so the £9,000 Abbey Iona unit, supplied by Swift Caravans of Cottingham, near Hull, hurtled down the runway complete with comfy cushions, cooker, shower and even the kitchen sink aboard.
It was RDF Eurobars of Peterborough who rose to the challenge of making a towbar to fit the Viper. RDF supply towbars for Chrysler and Jeep vehicles in the UK but it was the first time anyone had asked the company for a 170 mph supercar to have one fitted!
"We may not be able to win the Ashes but it was particularly sweet to snatch this record back from the Aussies," joked a delighted Richard Mackay, Managing Director of Chrysler Jeep Imports UK. "Seriously though, it took an exceptionally powerful motor car, a highly stable caravan and a driver with nerves of steel to travel faster than the previous record."


dinkel

26,889 posts

257 months

Wednesday 5th May 2004
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""The caravan was remarkably stable however and it was only reaching the end of the runaway which prevented us from going even faster," he added."

Well, I'm going to do the route du soleil this year . . .

DustyC

12,820 posts

253 months

Wednesday 5th May 2004
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gary.b said:
The Caravan towing world record is held by a Dodge Viper. Below is the Press release after the record was achieved.

The awesome power of a Chrysler Viper sports car has been used to pull a caravan to a new world speed record.
The 8000cc V-10 engined two seater Viper, towing a standard Abbey Iona caravan, was driven to a maximum speed of 127.8 mph on the main runway at RAF Alconbury in Cambridgeshire.



But the Escort did it at 128.8MPH
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>> Edited by DustyC on Wednesday 5th May 08:26

dinkel

26,889 posts

257 months

Wednesday 5th May 2004
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DustyC said:

gary.b said:
The Caravan towing world record is held by a Dodge Viper. Below is the Press release after the record was achieved.

The awesome power of a ( . . . ) maximum speed of 127.8 mph on the main runway at RAF Alconbury in Cambridgeshire.


But the Escort did it at 128.8MPH
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>> Edited by DustyC on Wednesday 5th May 08:26


The Ford is not really a production car and hey, maybe the wind was not right . . .

gary.b

66 posts

241 months

Wednesday 5th May 2004
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The Escort speed did not conform to the requirements set out by the Guinness world of records. The Viper still holds the world record.

robbo64

299 posts

242 months

Saturday 8th May 2004
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I don't really care which one holds the record, but I could certainly think of better things to do with a Viper and a Tvr than pull a bloody caravan!

DustyC

12,820 posts

253 months

Saturday 8th May 2004
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gary.b said:
The Escort speed did not conform to the requirements set out by the Guinness world of records. The Viper still holds the world record.


Well perhaps this was a Murphys World record instead!

gemini

11,352 posts

263 months

top fuel

2,590 posts

252 months

Saturday 8th May 2004
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gary.b

66 posts

241 months

Sunday 9th May 2004
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Could that be the fastest world record backwards?