THE sands of Pendine, famed for land speed record attempts, are due to echo to the sound of a heavily-tuned Porsche, which aims to top the 200mph barrier later this year.

Land speed racer and record-setting motorcycle rider Zef Eisenberg and his MADMAX Race Team have got a new target in their sights.

On the weekend of April 6-7, Zef aims to become the first person to achieve a British land speed record on bike and car within a year.

The goal is to hit 200mph, and beyond, in a crazy 1,200hp specially-built road-legal Porsche 911 Turbo S on sand.

In May 2018, Zef became the first person to exceed 200mph with a wheel-driven vehicle, at this world famous speed track.

He reached 201.572mph on his supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa, laying down the marker as the ‘fastest motorbike on sand’ in the world, just 20 months after surviving Britain’s fastest-ever (230mph) motorcycle crash.

Since the crash, he’s set numerous records, but the ‘twin’ record attempt is something very different, as is the outrageous car that MADMAX Race Team has built specially for it.

“I’m well known for setting records on bikes,” said Zef, “so people started asking me why not cars?”

It got Zef thinking what would be needed to top 200mph on sand, settling on a 550 horsepower Porsche 911 Turbo S.

Although the standard car is very fast, it will ‘only do' 175mph within a mile on the road, needing 750hp to achieve 200mph.

Sand creates a lot of resistance and tyre slip, so the team worked out that they’d need at least 1,000hp at the rear wheels, which equates to a crazy 1,200hp at the engine.

“I’ve well and truly caught the speed addiction,” said Zef. “It’s in my blood. Each run itself might only be between 25 and 40 seconds, but a new record is just the icing on the cake, after years of research and experimentation.

"Those who are addicted to speed, will understand – it’s all about the quest to overcome the challenge and battle the laws of physics.”

The car is actually road legal, so it is hoped Zef will be able to drive it from the hotel onto the beach and to the restaurant after, hopefully to celebrate.

For the two-wheeled part of the record, he will be riding his specially built 350hp supercharged Suzuki ‘MADMAX’ Hayabusa.

Spectators are welcome to attend the land speed record attempts in designated safety areas.