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Some of the world's best supercars, a superbike, private jet, fighter plane and Formula 1 car have gone head-to-head in an insane test of speed.
The race saw the super vehicles take to a 400-metre runway in an incredible test of speed.
Five drivers raced alongside two pilots at Istanbul's new international airport.
The vehicles included a Kawasaki H2R motorcycle, Tesla P100DL, Aston Martin New Vantage and Lotus Evora GT 430 - all trying to answer the question which is fastest.
There was a nail-biting finish between the Red Bull Formula 1 car and the superbike.
In the end, Supersport World Champion Kenan Sofuoglu, from Turkey, took the title in his Kawasaki H2R motorcycle, leaving British F1 driver Jake Dennis in second place.
Kenan covered a quarter mile in 9.254 seconds.
The top-of-the-range bike has a top speed of 250 mph, a 998 cc engine and is actually the cheapest out of the lot at £42,000 (Sh5.5 million)
In third place was Solo Turk's F-16 jet, despite it boasting a 1,500 mph top speed and costing a cool £11 million (Sh1.4 billion).
The Tesla P100DL, with a 155mph top speed and driven by Emma Kimilainen, came fourth. That particular model would set you back around £90,000 (Sh118 million).
In fifth was the £120,900 (Sh16 million) Aston Martin and sixth the £112,500 (Sh14.7 million) Lotus Evora GT 430. Both cars can reach in the range of 195 mph.
Last was the £20.5 million (Sh2.7 billion) Challenger 605 plane. Its top speed is 541 mph.
The race took place as part of the aviation, space and technology festival held at the airport ahead of its official opening in October.
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