A 245-HP Finnish Farm Tractor Set a Speed Record at Austria’s Red Bull Racetrack
The 245-horsepower tractor also hit 87 km/h and, according to the video caption, set a lap record around the circuit.
- A Finnish Valtra T Series tractor recently lapped Austria's Red Bull Ring, a circuit typically reserved for Formula 1 and MotoGP racing, hitting a top speed of 87 km/h, roughly 54 mph.
- The Valtra Series tractor runs a 7.5-liter AGCO Power CORE75 engine producing about 245 horsepower, yet usually chugs along at 20 mph in cornfields.
- German magazine Auto Motor Und Sport previously took 30,000 pounds of farming equipment around the Ring, and rally legend Walter once drove a vintage Porsche Junior tractor there.
- Valtra simultaneously set a more practical speed record, hitting an in-field top speed of 25 mph while towing a seed planter with 95 percent planting accuracy.
- While the lap around the nearly 2.7-mile Red Bull Ring is an attention-grabbing stunt, it successfully showcased the Valtra Series as a serious workhorse for the Finnish manufacturer.
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Finnish agricultural machinery manufacturer Valtra has taken its tractor to the Formula 1 track to prove its speed prowess. The sixth-generation T-series tractor completed a lap of the Austrian Red Bull Ring in 3 minutes and 36.4 seconds, reaching a top speed of 87 kilometers per hour on the main straight. According to Valtra, the speed achieved has been independently confirmed by the Red Bull Racing team. The test turned the agricultural machin…
The Finnish model has spread to 87 km/h.
A Valtra T236 tractor completed a lap of Austria's Red Bull Ring in 3 minutes and 36.4 seconds. The achievement is presented as a record for a tractor on the track, which hosts Formula 1 and MotoGP races. On the main straight, the machine reached 87 km/h, or about 54 mph. According to Valtra, the speed was independently verified by Red Bull Racing, and the company worked together with tire manufacturer Nokian Tyres, with the tractor set up for h…
A record was set with the agricultural machine, but the absolute lap record was not in danger this time.
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