I wonder what engine Scooby had in his van? Makes you think. *Edit. Maybe that's why they all sat in the front. I bet The Mystery Machine would have been a demon at the Nurburgring.
It was a time trial over set distance on roads if I remember. Had to achieve a predetermined avareage speed.
Looks to me like a quad cam Mustang engine with 2 turbos put on the side so 700 hp is easy to get ....
I thought it was a Ford V6 tuned by Radical. https://www.radicalsportscars.com/news/guy-martin-conquers-norc-in-radical-tuned-transit
It's the same van and (I think) the same engine, he was going to move it from the front to the back. I sound like I've got insider information, I actually just finished his new book. It's all in there.
It's the same one he drove into a car transporter in Grimsby... Quite a cool looking van in its day. Used to tickle me that he was so "shy" yet had massive skull and spanners on the side.