{"id":490393,"date":"2008-12-01T03:10:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T11:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=49012"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:54:37","slug":"vrs-brinker-breaks-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/vrs-brinker-breaks-record\/","title":{"rendered":"VR\u2019s Brinker Breaks Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">VR contributor Mark Brinker went to Bonneville\u2019s August Speed Week, with his sights on breaking the Grand Touring Sports Car under-750\u2013cc Land Speed Record, which has stood at 80.143 mph since 1991. With his 1959 Deutsch Bonnet HBR-5 (#1025) \u201cBoneEvil,\u201d Brinker kept his foot planted deep in the firewall to reset the record at a whopping 93.994 mph. Look for a feature on Brinker\u2019s adventure in next month\u2019s VR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Congrats Mark!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VR contributor Mark Brinker went to Bonneville\u2019s August Speed Week, with his sights on breaking the Grand Touring Sports Car under-750\u2013cc Land Speed Record, which has stood at 80.143 mph since 1991. With his 1959 Deutsch Bonnet HBR-5 (#1025) \u201cBoneEvil,\u201d Brinker kept his foot planted deep in the firewall to reset the record at a whopping 93.994 mph. Look for a feature on Brinker\u2019s adventure in next month\u2019s VR. 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