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British schoolgirl has become one of the youngest drag racers in the world - just a day after turning eight, the Daily Mail reported.

Petite Belle Wheeler qualified for UK National Finals less than 24 hours after taking her drag racing driving test.

She is still nine years away from the UK's road-driving age limit, but in the meantime the tiny blonde can speed down tracks as the minimum legal age to get behind the wheel is eight.

Her dragster can accelerate to 50mph in just 12 seconds.

Until she turned eight, she had never driven a dragster, but after just an hour's tuition she sped through her test.（点击英国《每日邮报》查看原文）

8岁女孩成最年轻赛车手

       据英国《每日邮报》报道，英国一名小学女生仅仅八岁零一天，已成为世界上最年轻的短程赛车手之一。

       娇小的贝尔•惠勒在通过驾驶考试后不到24小时就取得了全英短程赛决赛的资格。

       她还有九年才能达到英国规定的上路驾驶的最低年龄，但目前这个小小的金发女孩已经达到赛道比赛的最低年龄——8岁。

       她驾驶赛车可以在12秒内加速至50英里/时（80公里/时）。

       在8岁之前，她从来都没有驾驶过赛车，但过了8岁生日之后，她仅学习了一个小时就顺利通过了驾驶考试。

(China.org.cn September 27, 2011)