McLaren F1 Breaking Speed Record

With a 21km track consisting of two 9km straight sections and banking at either end the facility at Ehra is one of only two in the world where it is possible to attempt top speed records. Whilst the straights stretch out into the distance the circuit is the width of a three-lane motorway leaving little room for error. Driver Andy Wallace described the behaviour of the F1 during the runs - "I'm amazed at how stable it was at 240mph. The forces acting on it when you are going that quickly are not double what they are at 100mph - it's the square speed