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New Tue 23 Aug 11 11:14 
 A very quick Skoda - CGNorwich
www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8715546/Skoda-sets-new-speed-record.html
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New Tue 23 Aug 11 11:56 
 A very quick Skoda - Skoda
Bah. I top that on a rush hour M8 motorway run... :-)

Good effort. I followed the details released about the engine build - impressive that they've essentially kept the standard engine and just bolted a whopping great turbo charger (and some other small bits and bobs) on it to get the 600bhp.
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New Tue 23 Aug 11 12:20 
 A very quick Skoda - bathtub tom
>>The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) figures show that the Octavia's record-breaking runs consisted of two official runs of Bonneville's famous five-mile course at 225.513mph on the Thursday and a return run at 228.647mph the day later.

I thought the return run had to be completed within an hour to be officially recognised.
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New Tue 23 Aug 11 13:24 
 A very quick Skoda - Slidingpillar
Return run within an hour if you are claiming a land speed record. Following day - no record.
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