Bentley Flying Spur Speed sets new winter lap record

Bentley has announced that its Flying Spur Speed has achieved a new winter lap record at the world's most northerly active race circuit.

The record was set at the Drivecentre Arena circuit in Fallfors, northern Sweden, which is a former military airbase located just 161km from the Arctic Circle. And despite the entirety of the 3.3km track being covered in 12-inches of ice and snow, the car was able to complete laps under three minutes, with the best timing standing at 2:58 minutes - the quickest any vehicle has lapped the facility in winter conditions, ever.

The Flying Spur's variable four-wheel drive system and rear-wheel steering combined to give the car outstanding agility in the conditions, and peak speed was 193km/h during the record run despite the longest straight being only 450m long and covered in sheet ice.