Fast&Speed

Fast&Speed

Netherlands

http://www.fastspeed.nl/

They manufature autocross, endurance, rally raid and street cars.

Autocross: Fast & Speed is since its founding  engaged in developing racing cars used in the autocross sport, because of the constant development in the motorsport Fast & Speed is always trying to improve. This has been proven successfully, because of the many championships which are won with a product of Fast & Speed.

Endurance: Endurance races are races which take some time longer than 'normal' races. An endurance race takes mostly between the 2 and 10 hours of racing. One of the orginizations which orginizes these kinds of races is the EBACO. Fast & Speed has a couple of customers who drive these endurance races. One of which is the equipe Payage, who drives with a new Fast & Speed 2011 four wheel drive frame and a F&S two wheel drive buggy. The equipe payage is not the only Fast & Speed customer who drives in the endurance because also Incordanna team drives endurance races.

Dakar: The Dakar 2012 has ended. In total the rally proclaimed 156 withdrawals in the car category.
Therefore fhe Sisterna Dakar team is glad to have finished as 67.

Since 2002 Fast & Speed is competing in Rally Raids and the Dakar Rally, with a specially designed two wheel drive buggy. Because of the racing sport history Fast & Speed soon made a name of itself in these competitions. In the first couple of years Thierry Magnaldi drove the two wheel drive buggy and finished a couple of times in the top ten overall during the Dakar rally. The first major result was obtained in 2005, when with our buggy the 2 wheel drive category was won in the world cup for cross country rally. In 2006 Fast & Speed won the two wheel drive category of the Dakar. After these wins Fast & Speed competed almost every year in the Dakar rally with success. As a consequence Fast & Speed was the first Dutch car manufacturer to win in Dakar and the first one ever to participate in the World Cross Country Rally Championship. In 2009 the Dakar rally has moved from Africa to South America because of safety. Here in South America Fast & Speed won in 2009 and in 2010 the two wheel drive category. The latest EVO IV buggy which has been used for the Dakar rally in South America has a v8 4,4 liter engine with 310hp and Reiger suspension. This buggy is also equipped with an internal front and rear tire pressure system, a hydraulic lifting system and a stabilizer system on the front and on the rear axle. Because of the successes Fast & Speed has become an complete rally raid specialist with all infrastructure to build and rent competitive racing cars and is capable of providing in-race assistance during off-road events.


Street Legal: Fast & Speed has a street legal buggy available. This is a double seated buggy, which means that it can be driven by two persons. One driver and one passenger. The first prototype which has been released since 2010 has an 1,3 liter hayabusa engine with a 6 speed sequential gearbox with reverse and it has 175 hp. Thereby it is capable of reaching 180 km/h, and it is able to reach 100 km/h within 3 seconds.

In order to keep developing Fast & Speed is cooperating with AAA Concept Cars, Rotor and RS Machinebouw to develop the next version of the buggy. Fast & Speed built the chassis and bodywork for this car.  This version will have an electric engine. This electric car is still in development, but an impression can be made about how this car will look like by the following photos.