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And not just any eventChandran was planning a record attempt, aiming to beat the national endurance record for the maximum distance covered in 24 hours with support from Volkswagen India..
At a time when stories of tyre-burst are common, wed start slightly below top speed, around 180 kph, to build some confidence first with the rubber, provided by Apollo Tyres...
Cars 4 and 5 were Taigun SUVs in curcuma yellow number 4 chasing the under 1-litre record and number 5 would trundle around the bottom lane at 55 kph for a fuel efficiency benchmark..
After I pitted, the mechanics looked at the tyres and decided we could go even faster and max out our Virtus at 203-204 kph, although actual speed as measured by the electronic timing equipment showed us at 196-197 kph..
Our car was finally measured at having driven 4,357.21 km in 24 hours, on a single set of tyres but that beat the old record as well..
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