Check Out This Wild Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer

Bentley is entering a specially-prepared Continental GT into the 2020 GP Ice Race in Austria, and it’s pretty awesome
Check Out This Wild Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer

Bentley has revealed an entry to this year’s GP Ice Race in the shape of a specially modified Continental GT.

The leather-splashed super-GT packs the standard 626bhp, 664lb ft W12, making it good for a 207mph top speed on a dry Autobahn. It has been modified in a few key ways, though, with a slight ride height increase, a 15mm wider track and accompanying wider arches, studded tyres from Pirelli, an array of Lazer light bars and an Akrapovic exhaust that’s best described as beautifully undignified.

Check Out This Wild Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer

Naturally it also has racing seats, a roll cage, racing harnesses and a fire extinguisher. There’s also a decent driver to pilot it: Catie Munnings, winner of the FIA European Rally Championship Ladies Trophy and former host of CBeebies show Catie’s Amazing Machines. Speaking about the left-field competition, which was revived last year, she said:

“The opportunity to race with Bentley at Zell am See is one that I couldn’t miss. I’m completely blown away by the car, and I actually still can’t believe I’m getting let loose in a Bentley to do an ice race. I spent some time on ice in the car just before Christmas.

“At first I thought it would feel heavy, but I was amazed by how dynamic, nimble and responsive it is. It can dance like a lightweight rally car, and I can’t wait to race it at such an iconic event.”

Check Out This Wild Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer

The ice-based event in Zell am See, Austria, comprises two days of motorsport in “unpredictable” conditions, both on a 600m track carved into an ice field and with an exhibition of ‘skijoring,’ an archaic competition involving a skier being towed by a vehicle (originally a riderless horse at its 1928 origin).

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Roadduck414

For the first time ever I can say that I DID IT FIRST!

(The photo had been compressed a few times but it is the only copy I have)

01/28/2020 - 14:36 |
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I Guess you could say… thats a frosty Bentley…. ill see myself out

01/29/2020 - 10:37 |
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Anonymous

I think that this vehicle looks quite good but right now I’m looking for something else. I found this https://carbuzz.com/cars/honda/ridgeline and I wanted to ask you, have you ever tried to drive in this car? what were your feelings? I have even more questions about it so I will appreciate any help from all of you guys.

06/12/2020 - 02:08 |
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