New ice-driving world record on Sottozero

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    New ice-driving world record on Sottozero

    Kankkunen breaks ice-driving record with Pirelli
    Pirelli has teamed up with four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen to set a brand new world record, with the Finn reaching 330.695 kilometres per hour (205.48 miles per hour) on ice in a Bentley Continental Supersports.

    Kankkunen used spiked Pirelli Sottozero winter tyres...

    More: http://www.pirelli.com/tyre/ww/en/ne...y-and-pirelli/
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    Re: New ice-driving world record on Sottozero

    Spiked tires at 200+??? WOW!

    Can you imagine the noise if the studs decided to leave the tires? It'd sound like a fully automatic gun at each corner of the car going off.
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