Bentley converted into tank races across frozen ice on world’s deepest lake

A BENTLEY converted into a high-speed army tank has sped across one of the world's deepest lakes.

The hulking motor was competing in the Baikal Mile on Lake Baikal in Serbia, which is held every year on ice as thick as 5ft.

The competition sees thrill seekers compete to break speed records for a range of different vehicles, including motorbikes and helicopters.

Russian blogger Konstantin Zarutsky took out the coveted prize of fastest time, with his strange speed machine hitting 77mph.

The petrolhead even captured an official record at the event, which he hopes to better next year.

Amazing footage from the race sees the £100,000 motor hurtle along the icy landscape, with chunks of snow flying out when it begins to accelerate.

He said: "We honestly thought that one mile would not be enough for us (to accelerate to a record speed), but it was.

";We will come back with 600 horsepower and aim at 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph)."

Before the event, officials warned drivers the lake's ice is only one or two inches thick in some spots and can be very hard to notice.

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, containing around one-fifth of the Earth's fresh water.

It stretches for 400 miles lengthwise and has a maximum depth of one mile.

The competition's organiser said: "The main idea of our event is to set speed records on different types of vehicles on the ice surface of the deepest lake on Earth.

"On three specially equipped ice tracks with lengths of one-eighth of a mile and one mile each team gets the opportunity to touch the highest speed in their racing vehicles."