Saturday 19th April 1997
Goran Eliason achieved a record speed of 112.62 mph over a 100 metre flying start on the two wheels of a Volvo 850 Turbo at Satenas, Sweden. Eliason also set a speed record of 98.90 mph for the flying kilometer.
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