Bentley Continental Sports: Speed record on ice in a convertible

Holiday on Ice, it was probably not what the Finnish four-World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen on the Baltic Sea experienced - rather exciting experience. In a Bentley Continental Super Sport convertible, he swept across the frozen sea off the coast of his homeland. He set a new speed record. At the Geneva Motor Show on 3 to 13 March 2011 presented to the manufacturer is a limited edition of the extreme-Bentley of 100 copies.
Over 330 km / h: police confirmed measurement
Measured the speed on a portion of one kilometer in length, was driven on the back and forth. Taken was the average of both runs. This, according to Bentley, the rule as required by the Guinness Book of Records. The measuring section was located on a total of 16.5 km long route. 70 centimeters of ice separated Kankkunen the cold waters of the Baltic Sea. After five miles, he had 200 miles per hour - just under 322 km / h - been broken its previous record. Despite the snow storm and wind hazard since he made it to the test section 205.48 miles per hour, ie 330.695 km / h. The speed was confirmed by the Finnish Traffic Police. Prepared was the luxury convertible with a safety cage, winter tires and a brake chute at the rear. For more stability provided for front and rear spoiler.