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He also reduced the weight by shortening the chassis 19 Inch (50 cm) and removing the
rear doors thereby making the car 600 Lbs lighter. The car became considerably faster
by these modifications: It had a documented acceleration from 0- 60 Mph in 9.45
seconds, and a top speed of over 95 Miles per hour, figures almost identical to the
supercharged 8 cylinder type 43. At its first race after the shortening, at the BOC
Chalfont St Giles Hillclimb in 1934 it became the fastest sports car.
In addition he changed the rear end
to a boat tail in order to decrease air
resistance and changed the ratio of
the rear differential from 12 x 50 to
14x 54 (4,2:1 to 3,85:1)
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All these modifications were
performed with the aim to acquire
the Victor Ludorum Award, the best
aggregate performance over the
season of the Bugatti Owners Club. This had never been done before and never done
afterwards with one single car: the other winners had used different cars for different
purposes.
BOC Hillclimb Joel Park in Northwood
193: The fastest in the super sports car
class and winner of the Victor Ludorum
award 1935 and 1936. (Bugantics)
Kenneth Bear in one of his sprints after the shortening of the car and the
modification of the tail (Photo Louis Klemantaski, courtesy of Moyra
James- Bear