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INDYCAR: Schmidt breaks 150mph in new Arrow SAM Corvette

Sam Schmidt took the newest generation of Arrow's semi-autonomous car to 152mph at IMS earlier this week, smashing his previous mark of 107mph. "It was a thrill to be back in control and hitting racing speeds on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway again," said the SPM co-owner, who set his previous top speed in a semi-autonomous car at IMS in 2014. "The SAM project is a great example of what's possible when the right people come together to innovate and push boundaries." Schmidt, who has been a quadriplegic since a testing accident in 2000, achieved the speed in the project's new modified 2016 Corvette Z06, which boasts more than 200bhp more than the Stingray that it...
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