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SPEED RECORDS: IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE

The world of the speed record is not a level playing field. In fact, creating the car capable of breaking the barrier is merely half the battle. As soon as Bugatti announced that it had broken 300mph the internet lit up pointing out that due to ‘the

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