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We’re usually on the hunt for the fastest flat-out onboards here at GRR, but with the summer heat that has descended upon us, we’re feeling a little slower…
Video: This Trabant 601 RS racer is incredibly slow, but we love it
Not quite this slow, mind. Belgian Motorsport has surprised us with what is possibly the laziest laps that it has ever featured, courtesy of a pair of 1972 Trabant 601 RS.
Competing in the YTCC race series, the diminutive little racers are powered by a two-stroke, 594.5cc engine, which puts out just 26PS and 54Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm. Weighing in at around 660kg, it boasts a top speed of just 62mph, which pales in comparison to the other cars on track in this video filmed at the Zolder and Spa-Francorchamps Circuits.
To put its lethargic pace into perspective, the Trabant laps Spa in almost double the time it takes a GT3 car – 4 minutes 14.756 seconds to a GT3’s 2 minutes 19.245 seconds…
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