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05-07-2009, 04:42 PM
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Ford Racing FR500CJ Mustang - Click above for a high-res image gallery
The current NASCAR top speed record sits at 212.089 mph and was set by Bill Elliot at Talladega Superspeedway in a 1987 Ford Thunderbird. Brent Hajek apparently figures it's about time that 22-year-old record is topped. Next Wednesday, May 13th, Hajek will once again put Bill Elliot behind the wheel of a Ford at the famed Talladega oval in Alabama, only this time, the vehicle in question will be a Mustang FR500C modified to run on E85.
This particular Mustang Cobra Jet has already managed to clock a 252 mph top speed (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/01/02/ethanol-powered-mustang-reaches-252-mph/) at the Salt Flats in Bonneville, so we can't imagine there will be any problem setting a new record. Of course, there's nothing environmentally friendly about lapping an oval track at high rates of speed for the fun of it. Still, if the record's going to be set, it might as well be in a Mustang burning ethanol. See the full press release after the break.
Gallery: Ford Mustang FR500CJ Cobra Jet (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mustang-fr500cj-cobra-jet/)
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[Source: Ford]Continue reading Hajek Motorsports attempts to topple 22-year-old NASCAR speed record in E85 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/07/hajek-motorsports-attempts-to-topple-22-year-old-nascar-speed-re/)
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The current NASCAR top speed record sits at 212.089 mph and was set by Bill Elliot at Talladega Superspeedway in a 1987 Ford Thunderbird. Brent Hajek apparently figures it's about time that 22-year-old record is topped. Next Wednesday, May 13th, Hajek will once again put Bill Elliot behind the wheel of a Ford at the famed Talladega oval in Alabama, only this time, the vehicle in question will be a Mustang FR500C modified to run on E85.
This particular Mustang Cobra Jet has already managed to clock a 252 mph top speed (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/01/02/ethanol-powered-mustang-reaches-252-mph/) at the Salt Flats in Bonneville, so we can't imagine there will be any problem setting a new record. Of course, there's nothing environmentally friendly about lapping an oval track at high rates of speed for the fun of it. Still, if the record's going to be set, it might as well be in a Mustang burning ethanol. See the full press release after the break.
Gallery: Ford Mustang FR500CJ Cobra Jet (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mustang-fr500cj-cobra-jet/)
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[Source: Ford]Continue reading Hajek Motorsports attempts to topple 22-year-old NASCAR speed record in E85 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/07/hajek-motorsports-attempts-to-topple-22-year-old-nascar-speed-re/)
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