1,200hp 911 Turbo S aims for new speed record

Zef Eisenberg has done 200mph at Pendine on a bike; now he's aiming to repeat it in a car

The determination of some people you just can't help but admire. Last May Zef Eisenberg became the first person to exceed 200mph with a wheel-driven vehicle at Pendine Sands; using a supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa, he claimed the 'fastest bike on sand' record for the UK. In April he's hoping to go one better, by also setting a sand record with a car. Oh yes, and this is all after surviving Britain's fastest ever bike crash. At 230mph. Like we said, determined.

Following the 201.572mph he achieved on the bike, Eisenberg will need to better the 180.361mph set by Idris Elba in 2015, driving a Bentley Continental GT Speed. To try and do that he'll be using a 911 Turbo S specially modified for the task of hitting 200mph within a mile. That's 'specially modified' as in 'given loads more power': Eisenberg's MadMax racing team have increased the capacity - presumably stroked rather than bored, given space is tight back there - to 4.2-litres and fitted bigger turbos to give 1,200hp, or more than double standard. Apparently it was estimated that 750hp at the wheels would be sufficient on tarmac, but more would be required on sand because of the resistance.

As if that isn't enough, Eisenberg will also be back on the Hayabusa to try and surpass his own record in the same weekend. So that's fastest bike and fastest car on sand, in two days. Funnily enough he's proclaimed himself to have "well and truly caught the speed addiction". You don't say, Zef...

The record attempt will take place on the weekend of April 6th and 7th, with spectators welcome to watch at Pendine. Interestingly the 911 remains road legal, too, with the aim to drive it from the hotel to the beach, and back - hopefully - for a celebratory drink or two. Best of luck to all!