On August 22, 1996 Jim Lange drove his twin-turbo Studebaker Avanti, to a record-setting 211.929 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats. His record got his name into the famed 200 MPH Club. His Avanti was nicknamed "Due Cento, the Next Generation" after the record breaking car driven by
Andy Granatelli in 1963. Granatelli attempted to establish a 200 mph land speed record with a special factory-prepared twin Paxton supercharged Avanti, and failed... at 197 mph, just 3 mph short. Jim claimed that Land Speed Record, with his record-setting run, which exceeded 222 mph.
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Jim Lange's "Due Cento, the Next Generation" claimed the Land Speed Record which exceeded 222 mph.
World Record Holder, Bonneville Salt Flats 2009, Speed 223.238 mph. Jim Lange's 9431 Due Cento, "Powered by Studebaker."
