caravan speed record

[algtj]

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[ALG1K]

My mate Martin Hadland held the record for this for a very long time done at bruntingthorpe in his escort cosworth <br>
127mph<br>
dont know who it is now though

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[davepoth]

from guinessworldrecords.com<br>
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Fastest Caravan tow<br>
A Mercedes Benz S600 driven by Eugene Herbert (South Africa) reached a speed of 223.881 km/h (139.113 mph) towing a standard caravan at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, on October 24, 2003. The record attempt was arranged by Risk Administrative Consultants.

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[Hasbeen]

Years ago I was racing out of Sydney [Oz] & did a lot of 500 miles over night trips, with a Lotus, or Brabham, in a box, behind some sort of yank tank. We often ran at over 90 MPH for many miles. These speeds were legal then. Those were the days.<br>
As a large truck, going the other way, at similar speeds was inclined to upset the trailer, we spent some time on rig set up. <br>
We found the most important things were,<br>
1/ Plenty of weight [200+Lbs] on the draw bar.<br>
2/ Fast steering on the tow car. When the trailer starts to sway, a quick flick, in the right direction, at the right time, with the tow car steering, will stop the sway dead. The idea is to get the back of the trailer, & the back of the tow car, going in the same direction, at the same time. It can't be done with slow steering.<br>
3/ Get the trailer Axle [or axles] absolutely true, with plenty of tow in. We ended up running 1/8" on the front axle, & 1/4" on the rear axle. Less than this, & the swaying was just too bad to live with. <br>
Surprisingly, the high tow in did not appear to make the trailer harder to tow, power wise.<br>
Hasbeen

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