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The Metro 6R4 posts reminded me of rally star Tony Pond (RIP) an ex R4 pilot.
He twice tried for the standing start 100 mph lap of 'the Island' in a family saloon...
In car on the second - successful attempt - without navigator -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKyMgry9iQ
June 1990, driving a largely standard Rover 827 Vitesse round in just 22 minutes 9.1 seconds, a record-breaking average of 102.195mph for a car.
He twice tried for the standing start 100 mph lap of 'the Island' in a family saloon...
In car on the second - successful attempt - without navigator -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKyMgry9iQ
June 1990, driving a largely standard Rover 827 Vitesse round in just 22 minutes 9.1 seconds, a record-breaking average of 102.195mph for a car.