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Landspeed worldrecord with the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

July 5th, 2010

the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness Book of Records the Super Sport achieved an average top speed of 431 km/h (Image: Bugatti S.A.S.)

On a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness Book of Records the Super Sport achieved an average top speed of 431 km/h.

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Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Recaptures Lap Record at Laguna Seca

November 25th, 2009

A street-legal 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR driven by Chris Winkler, SRT vehicle dynamics engineer, set a new lap record of 1:33.915 at the Laguna Seca raceway in Monterey, Calif., shattering the previous lap record by more than 1.1 seconds. (Image: Chrysler group)

The Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team from Chrysler Group LLC arrived at Laguna Seca raceway today on a mission - to recapture the production car lap record at the world-renowned road course in Monterey, Calif.

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AMG Driving Academy now also in the USA

November 11th, 2009

Driver training at the Lacuna Seca Speedway in Montery (Image: Daimler)

The AMG Driving Academy is expanding its activities: from now on, American sports car enthusiasts can also take part in AMG events in their home country. Driver training on the Laguna Seca racetrack in California is a very exclusive opportunity to take extended test drives with the brand-new SLS AMG super sports car.

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