Records
Features world Tether Car Speed records arranged by country, track, and class.
While I have made every effort to research and provide accurate information, I cannot claim that all speed records are 100% accurate as I am relying on a variety of sources.
I welcome any additional information or corrections to the material on this page.
Australia Germany Estonia France Finland Hungary Italy Lithuania Norway Poland Romania Russia Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom USA World (WMCR) records :|
Class |
Time |
Name |
Country |
Result (km/h) |
Competition |
|
1 |
09.12.2006 |
Jan-Erik Falk |
Sweden |
268.697 |
Lucia Race, Örebro, Sweden |
|
2 |
31.05.2008 |
Priit Hoyer |
Estonia |
283.942 |
Yaroslavl, Russia Russian GP |
|
3 |
13.08.2004 |
Mart Sepp |
Estonia |
293,375 |
Tallinn, Estonia World Championships |
|
4 |
05.04.2014 |
Tonu Sepp |
Estonia |
317,124 |
Brisbane, Australia Brisbane International |
|
5 |
29.03.2009 |
Gualtiero Picco |
Italy |
344,959 |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Class |
Time |
Name |
Country |
Result (km/h) |
Competition |
|
1 |
09.12.2006 |
Jan-Erik Falk |
Sweden |
268.697 |
Lucia Race, Örebro, Sweden |
|
2 |
31.05.2008 |
Priit Hoyer |
Estonia |
283.942 |
Yaroslavl, Russia Russian GP |
|
3b |
07.09.2013 |
Nikolai Kubasov |
Russia |
271,036 |
Pila, Poland Polish GP and Grand Slam |
|
3 |
13.08.2004 |
Mart Sepp |
Estonia |
293,375 |
Tallinn, Estonia World Championships |
|
4 |
05.04.2014 |
Tonu Sepp |
Estonia |
317,124 |
Brisbane, Australia Brisbane International |
|
5 |
29.03.2009 |
Gualtiero Picco |
Italy |
344,959 |
Sydney, Australia |
Australia
| Class | Date |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
Location |
| 1 | 26.10.1997 | Karl Sepetauc | 244.980 | Sydney |
| 2 | 25.04.1999 | Glenn Bransby | 261.997 | Sydney |
| 3 | 09.06.2007 | Doug Harding | 262.391 | Brisbane |
| 4 | 09.06.2012 | Glenn Bransby | 296.442 | Brisbane |
| 5 | 03.05.2014 | Tony Peacock | 338.345 | Brisbane |
Germany
| Class |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
| E-1 | Lothar Runkehl | 265,976 |
| E-2 | Wilfried Sott | 277,778 |
| E-3 | Berthold Kästle | 255,545 |
| 3 WMCR | Horst Denneler | 259,546 |
| E-4 | Thomas Finn | 303,194 |
| E-5 | Walter Röder | 335,233 |
Estonia
| Class | Date |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
Location |
Competition |
| 1 | 22.08.2003 | Lembit Vaher | 266,469 | New York | USA Nationals |
| 2 | 31.05.2008 | Priit Hoyer | 283,942 | Yaroslavl | Russian GP |
| 3 | 13.08.2004 | Mart Sepp | 293,375 | Tallinn | World Championships |
| 3b | 18.10.2014 | Mart Sepp | 270,798 | Pila | Polish GP GS |
| 4 | 05.04.2014 | Tõnu Sepp | 317,124 | Brisbane | Brisbane International |
| 5 | 19.07.2003 | Tõnu Sepp | 338,655 | Tallinn | Estonian Cup |
| Junior | 27.09.2014 | Elisa-Beth Kaljulaid | 192,326 | Tallinn | Estonian Championship |
France
| Class | Date |
Name |
Nr. | Result (km/h) | Location |
| 1 1,5 cc | 04.08.2007 | Jean-Yves Le Guennec | - | 250,225 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| 2 2,5 cc | 04.08.2001 | Danielle Duran | 516 | 274,984 | Örebro, Sweden |
| 3b 3,5 cc | 04.08.2007 | Fanny Krasznaï | - | 253,033 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| 3 3,5 cc | 05.10.2013 | Francois Krasznaï | 1518 | 263,461 | Couzon-Lyon, France |
| 4 5,0 cc | 03.08.2013 | Joszef Krasznaï | 1456 | 298,211 | Basel, Switzerland |
| 5 10,0 cc | 18.10.2014 | Danielle Duran | 122 | 341,913 | Pila, Poland |
Finland
| Class |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
| E-1 | Pertti Mela | 211.059 |
| E-2 | Eero Paakkanen | 264.510 |
| E-3 | Eero Paakkanen | 231.904 |
| 3 WMCR | Eero Paakkanen | 275.959 |
| E-4 | Jukka Vatanen | 269.342 |
| E-5 | Jukka Vatanen | 304,615 |
Hungary
| Class | Name | Location | Result (km/h) | Date |
| 1 | Gabor Dobrocsi | Pecs, Hungary | 249.923 | 1994 |
| 2 | Gabor Dobrocsi | Sydney, Australia | 276.710 | 30.03.2014 |
| 3b | Gabor Petö | Kaposvar, Hungary | 229.867 | 31.08.2013 |
| 3 | Györgyi Bondor | Pila, Poland | 262.928 | 08.09.2013 |
| 4 | Laszlo Zsarnoczky | Stryi, Ukraine | 285.314 | 11.09.2011 |
| 5 | Endre Bogdan | Kaposvar, Hungary | 330.247 | 23.06.2012 |
Italy
| Class | Dates |
Name |
Result (km / h) |
Location |
Engine |
| E-1 (1.5 cc) | 26 .06.2011 | Gianni Mattea | 253.732 | Monza | - |
| E-2 (2.5 cc) | 23/08/1998 | Walter Peak | 283.139 | Basel | Peak |
| E-3 (3.5 cc) | 05/17/1987 | D.Tomasini | 189.314 | Gallarate | Peak |
| E-4 (5.0 cc) | 27.09.2009 | Walter Peak | 305.712 | Monza | Peak |
| E-5 (10.0 cc) | 29.03.2009 | Walter Peak | 344.959 | Sydney | Pea |
Lithuania
| Class |
Name |
Car |
Engine |
Competition |
Date | Result (km/h) |
| E-1 1.5 cc | Edvard Stelling | Weiner | Kapu | Tallinn, Estonia 9th World Championships | 13-15.08.2004 | 258,127 |
| 2.1 cc Junior | Arūnas Arbuzas | ARUAR | STS | Vilnius, Lithuanian GP | 31.08.2013 | 177,172 |
| E-2 2.5 cc | Linas Adomavicius | STL | STL | Göteborg, Sweden Swedish GP and Grand Slam | 19-20.06.2004 | 274,014 |
| E-3 3.5 cc | Edvard Stelling | STL | NovaSTL | Stryi, Ukraine Ukrainian GP | 10-11.09.2011 | 258,846 |
| 3 WMCR 3.5 cc | Daiva Amsiejute | STL | Novarossi | Tallinn, Estonia GP, Grand Slam | 07-08.05.2005 | 283,051 |
| E-4 5 cc | Edvard Stelling | STL | STL | Tallinn, Estonia 9th World Championships | 13-15.08.2004 | 301,198 |
| E-5 10 cc | Edvard Stelling | STL | Picco | Basel, Switzerland 46th European Championship | 02-03.08.1997 | 326,659 |
| Class | Name | Nationality | Model | Engine | Result | Date |
| I (1.5cc) | Vaher Lembit | EST | Vaher | Kapu | 261,156 | 18.05.2003 |
| II (2.5cc ) | Vaher Lembit | EST | Usanov | Usanov | 282,204 | 05.09.2009 |
| IIIb (3.5cc) | Daiva Stelling | LIT | STL | Nova/STL | 258,602 | 04.09.2011 |
| III (3.5 cc) | Hannes Virunurm | EST | NSC | NovaRossi | 289,925 | 06.09.2014 |
| IV (5cc) | Tonu Sepp | EST | Sepp | NovaRossi | 307,956 | 07.09.2014 |
| V (10cc) | Paul-Otto Ströbel | CH | Picco | Picco | 336,649 | 02.09.2012 |
| 2.11 Junior (2.11 cc) | Ilja Pavlov | EST | Pavlov | Infinity | 184,232 | 05.09.2009 |
Norway
Poland
| Class |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
| E-1 | Zbigniew Cholewczyński | 246,000 |
| E-2 | Wiktor Kierbicz | 267,056 |
| E-3 | Mirosław Horla | 260,909 |
| 3 WMCR | Augustyn Wegera | 291,658 |
| E-4 | Augustyn Wegera | 303,441 |
| E-5 | Piotr Jopek | 331,350 |
Romania
Russia
| Class |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
| 1 | Alexander Karpusikov | 265.364 |
| 2 | Andrei Usanov | |
| 3b | Nikolai Kubasov | 271,036 |
| 3 | Aleksei Nikulin | 285,029 |
| 4 | Vladimir Volkov | 299,264 |
| 5 | Vladimir Medvedev | 332,542 |
Sweden
| Class |
Name |
Result (km/h) | Competition |
| E-1 | Jan-Erik Falk | 268.697 | Örebro 2006 |
| E-2 | Nils Björk | 279.981 | Gävle 1997 |
| E-3 | Stig Hagberg | 255,729 | Örebro 2009 |
| 3 WMCR | Nils Björk | 293,372 | Tallinn 2004 |
| E-4 | Jan-Erik Falk | 312.422 | Hannover 2012 |
| E-5 | Mats Böhlin | 344.319 | Tallinn 2010 |
Switzerland
| Class |
Date |
Name |
Result (km/h) | Location |
| E-1, 1.5 ccm | 09.07.2011 | Ernst Huber | 258,255 | Hannover, D |
| E-2, 2.5 ccm | 22.09.2001 | Peter Arlautzki | 282,116 | Hannover, D |
| E-3, 3.5 ccm | 21.08.2011 | Florian Wanner | 243,337 | Witterswil, CH |
| E-4, 5 ccm | 02.08.2013 | Urs Bach | 307,963 | Witterswil, CH |
| E-5, 10 ccm | 29.03.2009 | Paul-Otto Ströbel | 340,715 | Sydney, Australia |
|
Date |
Race |
Class | Result (km/h) |
Name |
Nation |
| 22.08.2010 | GS/GP Switzerland | 1 | 261,032 | Lothar Runkehl | D |
| 20.08.2006 | GS/GP Switzerland | 2 | 280,887 | Priit Hoyer | EST |
| 02.08.2013 | World Champs | 3b | 268,830 | Nikolai Kubasov | RUS |
| 04.08.2013 | World Champs | 3 | 285,029 | Aleksei Nikulin | RUS |
| 04.08.2013 | World Champs | 4 | 310,696 | Tonu Sepp | EST |
| 02.08.2013 | World Champs | 5 | 340,983 | Michel Duran | F |
Ukraine
| Class | Date |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
Location |
| 1 | 14.09.2008 | Sergij Kovalchuk (Strij) | 255,958 | Hannover, Germany |
| 2 | 02.05.2009 | Ihor Safiyanyk (Strij) | 266,395 | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| 3b | 14.09.2013 | Irina Mykhailovich (Strij) | 266,560 | Strij, Ukraine |
| 3 | 14.09.2014 | Andrei Smolnikov | 287,707 | Hannover, Germany |
| 4 | 01.08.2014 | Valeri Vagin | 304,266 | Strij, Ukraine |
| 5 | 09.07.2005 | Eduard Torchynsky (Uman) | 322,982 | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
United Kingdom
| Class |
Name |
Result (km/h) |
| E-1 | Aaron Monk | 232,671 |
| E-2 | Stan Barrett | 262,641 |
| E-3 | David Giles | 241,285 |
| 3 WMCR | Oliver Monk | 272,423 |
| E-4 | Steve Turley | 289,829 |
| E-5 | Oliver Monk | 322,465 |
USA
| Class | Date |
Name |
Result (mph & km/h) |
Location |
|
| 1 | 27.08.2005 | Rich Democh | 155.732 | 250.626 | Wantagh |
| 2 | 21.09.2014 | Rich Democh | 163,710 | 263,466 | W.N. |
| 3 | 18.06.2011 | Nick Tucci II | 169,799 | 273,265 | Seaford |
| 4 | 06.02.2002 | Jack O’Donnell | 184.505 | 296.932 | W.N. |
| 5 | 05.06.1994 | Jack O’Donnell | 206.662 | 332.590 | W.N. |