Carsales Staff•25 Mar 2006
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Gas-powered Monaro sets land speed record
A HQ Holden Monaro has set a new Australian land speed record as Australia's fastest LPG-powered vehicle.The 1971 Holden HQ Monaro, owned and built by Dr Don Hudson and co-driven by himself and Dr Justin Clarke, both from NSW, reached speeds of up to 259km/h at this year's Australian Dry Lakes Racers Speedweek at Lake Gairdner, South Australia.
Dr Hudson and Dr Clarke are the only drivers running an LPG-powered vehicle for land speed racing. Both drivers aimed to break 320km/h, although wet weather conditions and track changes restricted them to 259km/h.
For the full report on how the HQ Monaro fared at the Australian Dry Lakes Racers Speedweek, see the LPG Autogas minisite here
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