See how a converted Jeep 300 metres about water rides

Posted on 01-06-2014 11:18 by ricardo – 10 Comments”

Slopes, cliffs, mountains or lakes. Give a Farmer a vehicle with sufficient ability, and he rams with fun anywhere on or through it. So also Gudbjørn Grimsson, that the new a new recordafstand for hydroplaning picked up.

With his Formula Off Road-racing car, based on a Jeep, and with a Nelson Racing tuned 7.4-liter twinturbo V8 with 1640 horsepower under the hood, bridged Grimsson a distance of 305 metres. The key is to not to sink sitting in the tire tread (huge blades) and the speed of rotation of the wheels. This is a kind of extreme form of aquaplaning is created, and sinks the car is not as long as the speed is high enough.

The Vmax during Grimssons attempt was 87 km/h. Check the video on Autojunk.nl.