VROOOOM......

[gblowfish]

Corvette does 200.6 mph on Texas Tollway!
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[TLO]

Pretty impressive!

[TLO]

I can't even begin to imagine what driving 200mph feels like.

[MIAdragon]

I can't even begin to imagine what driving 200mph feels like.

Like 75, just things happen a tad quicker.

[In58men]

I can't even begin to imagine what driving 200mph feels like.

I was passenger and my cousin got his Camaro up to 150, I literally told him that was fast enough to slow down. It would have easily got up to 160. 150 was fucking scary.

[Bowser]

And that Corvette was still getting passed on those Texas highways.

[Bwana]

I had a vette and it was fast but not THAT fast, damn!

[TLO]

I was passenger and my cousin got his Camaro up to 150, I literally told him that was fast enough to slow down. It would have easily got up to 160. 150 was ****ing scary.

I had my VR4 up to around 140 in 5th gear. Still had all of 6th gear to go.

That was incredibly stupid of me, and I did it at 3am on an empty section of interstate that I knew very well. Still, stupid.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Fuck that.

My butt cheeks clinch when I hit 100...

[Rain Man]

And that Corvette was still getting passed on those Texas highways.


By guys in pickups who were holding a beer in one hand.

I lived in Texas for a couple of years, and speed was king there.

[Rain Man]

I can't even begin to imagine what driving 200mph feels like.

It's probably like driving 75 mph, but everything else is driving 125 mph in the opposite direction.

[stevieray]

...buy japanese cars.

[CoMoChief]

back in HS my buddies dad had a Corvette and we took it e/b I-70 past Odessa got it up to about 170 and that was ridiculously fast...first time I've actually been scared in a car. There's a Venom car that goes 265mph. Can't even image what that's like.

[REDHOTGTO]

never been 200, but 142 i can say is friggin fast

[Rausch]

Corvette does 200.6 mph on Texas Tollway!
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[hometeam]

I can't even begin to imagine what driving 200mph feels like.

I have been 175 on a speedo-healed bike.

Let me tell you, you run out of room fucking QUICK.

[Rausch]

I have been 175 on a speedo-healed bike.


:spock:

[GloryDayz]

Impressive....

In my younger days I had a Porsche 944S, it didn't go that fast, but it sure did go fast enough to let you know that if something goes wrong, anything, you're dead!

More fun that winding it out in 5th gear was racing on old airport runways. I had fun but when I let my brother-in-law put it through its paces, it really showed me (along with the elapsed time difference between the two of us) that I might not want to try racing as my profession...

[FlaChief58]

I took my old Goldwing to 120 when I was 22. Dumbest fucking thing I've ever done

[Dayze]

was the 944 a turbo'd 4?

[Dayze]

that's a bad ass Vette.

[GloryDayz]

was the 944 a turbo'd 4?

Nope.. A 1987 (that I bought in 1991) 944s had a normally aspirated, DOHC, 189HP (2.5 liter) engine. From "that day" it topped-out at ~170 (or so said the speedometer - but I was more interested in watching the road really) on 460 between Appomattox and Lynchburg (Virginia).

It wasn't smart (rather dumb actually), but there wasn't anybody else on the road, no houses that people might pull out of a driveway, so all I'd hurt was my dumb ass (!!!), but it was fun... After that it was rally-only for me.

[BlackHelicopters]

Have done 120 in my Vette. Felt like I was ready for takeoff. Scary.

[Chiefaholic]

I hit 135 when I was an ignorant teenager. That was plenty fast enough for me. I couldn't even imagine what 200 would feel like.

[Dunerdr]

I've been 165 in my old ws6 and that was shitting and getting it!

[Dayze]

158 on my CBR; felt like my helmet was going to be sucked off of my head.

[dmahurin]

Impressive....

In my younger days I had a Porsche 944S, it didn't go that fast, but it sure did go fast enough to let you know that if something goes wrong, anything, you're dead!

More fun that winding it out in 5th gear was racing on old airport runways. I had fun but when I let my brother-in-law put it through its paces, it really showed me (along with the elapsed time difference between the two of us) that I might not want to try racing as my profession...

A buddy of mine had an 88 944 that he pulled the motor out of and put a corvette LS1 in. We hit 160 in 5th gear at around 2500 rpm's. He went all the way through 5 and shifted to 6th and the thing kept pulling. He never changed the speedometer but we were going way faster than the 160 it read. That car was fucking nasty.

[Mr. Laz]

pffsst


I did 150mph in a '76 Chevy Impala 4-door while in high school


down metcalf, going to see my GF at Blue Valley ... vrrrrooom PBJ

[Silock]

I've done 167 and it was stupid scary. Every tiny bump makes the car feel like it just hit a ramp. It floats forever.

[Dylan]

Guys, I hope you are aware that the Corvette featured in the video is a John Hennessey tuned car...

Therefore, if the car comes out of the factory and capable of 180 mph, Hennessey Performance will tune it up to 200 / plus mph.

This beauty - The new Lambo Huracan was unveiled December 20, 2013 - Factory true speed of over 200 mph.


http://cdn.carbuzz.com/images2/330000/7000/100/337112.jpg
New Super Sexy Huracan


Please visit the NASCAR thread...I love supercars...

[GloryDayz]

A buddy of mine had an 88 944 that he pulled the motor out of and put a corvette LS1 in. We hit 160 in 5th gear at around 2500 rpm's. He went all the way through 5 and shifted to 6th and the thing kept pulling. He never changed the speedometer but we were going way faster than the 160 it read. That car was ****ing nasty.

I think what I did (which I think had a speedometer that was way off -as in I was going about 10-12 MPH slower than the speedometer said), was plenty fast enough.

[Dayze]

I'd take the Vette over the Lambo.
would be close, but the V8 sound, speed, torque, and the fact you could drive it ever day, make the Vette a winner for me.

That Lambo looks sick. (in a good way)

[A Salt Weapon]

I did 146 in a mitsu eclipse spyder I owned for a while. That was fast as fuck to be in a convertible. I was somewhere in Wyoming (just past Utah) going from Washington to Colorado. Every little imperfection in the road felt massive and it felt like I was floating off the road at times.
I took a picture of the speedo, when I looked up from taking the picture the other side of I-90 or I-70 (pretty sure it was I-70) a stater or cop had someone pulled over, I let off the gas , coasted til my speed slowed to around 40ish or so and pulled over into a rest stop. I thought for sure I was gonna be going to jail in Wyoming for the night.
Anyways I waited for about 15-20 minutes and no one ever showed up, kept it under 100 for the rest of the way. I still wonder if he never saw me or just decided there was no way he would have caught up anyways and just said fuck it.

[Chiefs316]

I topped out the speedo on my 2010 zx10r at 189 on the kansas turnpike. Tucked in tight. If you move you head an inch it would shake violently. Good times.

[Simply Red]

one twentyish here - not sure I'd want any more.

[Baby Lee]

Had my Grand Prix up to [governed] 140 dozens of times. No biggy. Rode with my buddy in his [non-governed] Mustang GT in HS up to 180.

200 MPH is a mere 79-ish% of the Veyron's 255.

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[Valiant]

My car spedometer goes to 160, I have gotten it to 140 and it scared the shit out of me. It is amazing how much faster 140 is to 100.. 100 does not scare me.

Cannot fathom 200 on the road.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I was doing 120 down 44 just a couple of months ago. My odometer was just above 3 grand on a V6 Mustang. Nothing special. I've gone faster in an old RX7 and that scared the ever, loving shit out of me. But I wasn't driving...

[Dylan]

Dayze,
Since you chose the Corvette over Lamborghini's Huran – thought you might enjoy this visually dramatic super sexy photo.

One word - Breathless!

http://i.picresize.com/images/2013/12/27/ZPrl.jpg
2014 Corvette C7 Stingray

[Baby Lee]

Best time however, was breaking in my buddy's Lotus Elise. It had a brand new motor [12 miles on it when we took it], but it was a big smooth go-kart. Came out of a Cloverleaf roundabout at 85, like we were on rails. Scariest part was the plethora of dead deer on the highways of US NE.

[Phobia]

Took a NASCAR 200 on a track. Routinely took my turbocharged Daytona 155 back in the day. I'd love to have something similar back for similar money. Car flat out screamed.

[TinyEvel]

I got my stock 87 Acura Integra hatchback up to 130 on I-15 on the way to Vegas, and driving with one hand while with the other I was videotaping the speedo. :eek:

[AussieChiefsFan]

Love me some Corvette.

That video's awesome.

[Dayze]

I topped out the speedo on my 2010 zx10r at 189 on the kansas turnpike. Tucked in tight. If you move you head an inch it would shake violently. Good times.

I know that feeling. LMAO

[Dayze]

Dayze,
Since you chose the Corvette over Lamborghini's Huran – thought you might enjoy this visually dramatic super sexy photo.

One word - Breathless!

http://i.picresize.com/images/2013/12/27/ZPrl.jpg
2014 Corvette C7 Stingray

sweet jesus.

Reminds me of the Ferrari Scaglieti (at least in that picture/angle)
http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2008/02/06/21/54/2007_ferrari_612_scaglietti-pic-13173.jpeg

[morphius]

158 on my CBR; felt like my helmet was going to be sucked off of my head.
Did 152 on mine, wasn't scary, but at the same time I didn't feel the urge to do it again either. Stupid head did sit up at about 120, because I felt like I was going slow enough to sit up, lol.

[GloryDayz]

Dayze,
Since you chose the Corvette over Lamborghini's Huran – thought you might enjoy this visually dramatic super sexy photo.

One word - Breathless!

http://i.picresize.com/images/2013/12/27/ZPrl.jpg
2014 Corvette C7 Stingray

Why does that seem very high off the ground? Not that it's not sweeeeeet, but it seems a few inches high.

[Radar Chief]

Did 152 on mine, wasn't scary, but at the same time I didn't feel the urge to do it again either. Stupid head did sit up at about 120, because I felt like I was going slow enough to sit up, lol.

Did that somewhere on the high side of 160 on my ZX9 once and the wind turned my helmet sideways. That was a fun trip slowing back down to rational speed looking through the side of my visor.

[Bob Dole]

These videos make Bob Dole's fucking rev limiter experience in his '13 Silverado last Monday even more frustrating. God forbid you drive your truck over 100mph trying to get around a bunched up line of no-driving motherfuckers...

[Radar Chief]

Had my Jeep up to 120 once. Motor still had more room to pull but in a lifted Jeep with mud tires 120 was enough.
Theoretical top speed is a little over 160. I say "theoretical" because that's based on tire size, gearing and assuming the engine would pull it's 7000 RPM peak in top gear but since it's got the aerodynamics of a brick I doubt it would do that.
Had it up to 92 on a gravel road once and that was about as fast as it would go. Any more throttle just spun the tires and would start it fish tailing. And let me tell you, getting the tail end loose in a lifted, short wheel base Jeep while tickling the underside of triple digit speeds is cause for a brown out.

[tecumseh]

I got my nephew's 74' Camaro up to trips and the damn thing almost broke apart.

[Dylan]

Why does that seem very high off the ground? Not that it's not sweeeeeet, but it seems a few inches high.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CorvetteC7.RMonterey01-626x360.jpg

Detroit’s 2014 auto show will bring the unveiling of the even-higher-performance
Z06 and the C7.R race car. That competition version will get its first
racing test in January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Corvette Stingray C7 appears in almost any top 10 order on Best Supercars of 2013. Priced around $120,000, this has to be the cheapest supercar on the market.

Hard to believe that the Corvette Stingray C7 is listed with trifecta royalty: McLaren P1, LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder. Amazing.

Top 10 Supercars of 2013
1. Porsche 918 Spyder
2. McLaren P1
3. LaFerrari
4. Lamborghini Veneno
5. Bugatti 16/4 Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC Edition
7. Pagani Zonda Revolucion
8. Porsche 911 GT3
9. Ferrari 458 Speciale
10. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

[morphius]

Did that somewhere on the high side of 160 on my ZX9 once and the wind turned my helmet sideways. That was a fun trip slowing back down to rational speed looking through the side of my visor.
The fact that you didn't panic is impressive enough. I would imagine my ass sitting on the side of the road regaining my composure after that.

[Cornstock]

You can tell that driver is an absolute professional. Look at his hands. At anything over 100 I'd be death gripping the wheel, while this guy holds it like a bird.
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[Radar Chief]

The fact that you didn't panic is impressive enough. I would imagine my ass sitting on the side of the road regaining my composure after that.

I wouldn't try to claim it didn't scare me but I just considered it a lesson in not doing that again.

[Boise_Chief]

I was doing 120 down 44 just a couple of months ago. My odometer was just above 3 grand on a V6 Mustang. Nothing special. I've gone faster in an old RX7 and that scared the ever, loving shit out of me. But I wasn't driving...

I had my 79 280z at 125 and felt I might die at any minute
I had a 93 Taurus SHO at Approx 140 and pulling but was steady as a rock
My brother and I got clocked at 156 in a 68 Pontiac Catalina (him Driving) and the car was barely touching the ground.

[GloryDayz]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CorvetteC7.RMonterey01-626x360.jpg

Detroit’s 2014 auto show will bring the unveiling of the even-higher-performance
Z06 and the C7.R race car. That competition version will get its first
racing test in January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Corvette Stingray C7 appears in almost any top 10 order on Best Supercars of 2013. Priced around $120,000, this has to be the cheapest supercar on the market.

Hard to believe that the Corvette Stingray C7 is listed with trifecta royalty: McLaren P1, LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder. Amazing.

Top 10 Supercars of 2013
1. Porsche 918 Spyder
2. McLaren P1
3. LaFerrari
4. Lamborghini Veneno
5. Bugatti 16/4 Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC Edition
7. Pagani Zonda Revolucion
8. Porsche 911 GT3
9. Ferrari 458 Speciale
10. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Is that one of those paint jobs that'll give you vertigo if you stare at it too long? LOL.. NICE!!!

[Lzen]

I'm not a GM fan by any means, but they do their muscle cars (Camaro/Vette) right. Would love to have either of those cars.

[eDave]

I rented a car to head to Vegas this weekend. They gave me a Mini, which I thought would be a real drag for a 5 hour trip. Was wrong. Super little car. I routinely hit 120 in it. And perfect for zipping around the Strip. Great gas mileage too.

[Molitoth]

My dad did some open road racing with John Hennessey some years back. I've met him and sat in a few of his badass rides. Always loved the work he does.

[KC native]

I've taken my Speed3 to just shy of the governed speed (152 it's governed at 157.5).

Can't wait for some mods and an accessport to lift the governed speed. 170 here I come.

[Dylan]

Is that one of those paint jobs that'll give you vertigo if you stare at it too long? LOL.. NICE!!!

Oh, it is called a camouflage wrap. In general most supercar manufacturers use a black and white swirly vinyl application so that when spy photographers snap their cars testing, they are unable to see the details and body work on the car...I was also told that it is more than a camouflage because it interferes with the focus on a camera.

Top car manufacturers in the world do the best swirly applications - And those car manufacturers are most likely in Formula 1.

My all-time favorite 2014 camouflage wrap:
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[GloryDayz]

Oh, it is called a camouflage wrap. In general most supercar manufacturers use a black and white swirly vinyl application so that when spy photographers snap their cars testing, they are unable to see the details and body work on the car...I was also told that it is more than a camouflage because it also interferes with the focus on a camera.

Top car manufacturers in the world do the best swirly applications - And those car manufacturers are most likely in Formula 1.

My all-time favorite 2014 camouflage wrap:
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That's why us old-school photographers know how to NOT use auto-focus when needed... But that's cool, as are the cars...

[Baby Lee]

These videos make Bob Dole's fucking rev limiter experience in his '13 Silverado last Monday even more frustrating. God forbid you drive your truck over 100mph trying to get around a bunched up line of no-driving motherfuckers...

Non performance tires factory standard == rev limit @ 96 MPH.

For my post above, Standard factory/retail tires re limited @140 MPH

[Baby Lee]

You can tell that driver is an absolute professional. Look at his hands. At anything over 100 I'd be death gripping the wheel, while this guy holds it like a bird.
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I wouldn't try to claim it didn't scare me but I just considered it a lesson in not doing that again.

If somewhere in the future you hear the commentators talking about the old thinking, . . he could dance.

If you don't know that, that was when I carried you through the sand.

[Dylan]

Why Porsche 918 Spyder tops the list of Supercars in 2013 - Nurburgring Nordschleife:


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2014 Porsche 918 Spyder on the Nurburgring has an official time of 6 minutes and 57 seconds.



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Nurburgring lap: 2014 McLaren P1 has an unofficial time of 6:47. Rumor has it that McLaren will come in with an official lap time in low 6's.

This is one of the most stunning video ever made at Nurburgring. Beautifully narrated, dramatic at times - Here are some locations of note:

1. Nurburgring Graffiti - each piece represents where a driver was killed at that spot.
2. The Carousel @ :22, a dangerous banked concrete blind corner
3. Flugplatz ("The Flying Place") @ 2:40, where cars easily become airborne due to the sharp rise and dips in the road.
4. Eiffel Mountains of northwest Germany - sheer variety in elevation and how little run off there is in the grass.




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For Corvette Lovers - Nurburgring lap: 2012 Corvette ZR1 has an official time of 7:19.63. Amazing performance, and astounding lap time for a car in that price range. Most supercars' fall into middle 7's to middle 8's lap times.