Formula E's Hughes sets indoor world speed record

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LONDON : British Formula E driver Jake Hughes has smashed a world indoor speed record by hitting 218.71kph (135.9mph) inside London's ExCeL Centre in a modified version of the electric championship's Gen3 racecar.The event, a duel with Brazil's 2016-17 Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi with the pair taki

LONDON : British Formula E driver Jake Hughes has smashed a world indoor speed record by hitting 218.71kph inside London's ExCeL Centre in a modified version of the electric championship's Gen3 racecar.

According to Guinness World Records, who had a smartly-dressed adjudicator on hand to oversee proceedings, the car must start and finish at a standstill with the attempt taking place entirely indoors. Hughes said his runs, with the car screeching around an opening corner before powering down the straight and then braking hard, had felt very fast.

 

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