this has just been sent to me. One seriously quick gtr, even has to use a parachute to slow down.

enjoy.

http://www.downshiftmagazine.com/2012/04/video-of-the-week-233mph-gtr-drifts-into-the-books/

 

 

where is my lottery ticket..............

you would have thought it would have been quicker.... cough 1990 300zx salt flat car was 260.876mph

Edited April 4, 201213 yr by hellraiser
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Wow bet he had to change his pants after the last run

I love the GTR! Wish there was a local garage that sold them, I would make sure I drove past every day!

you would have thought it would have been quicker.... cough 1990 300zx salt flat car was 260.876mph

 

 

Was the Jun 300zx top speed recorded at the 1 mile point or beyond it?

 

233+mph at the 1 mile marker and almost 200mph at the 1/2 mile marker on 'the practice run' is pretty tasty

 

and if nothing else, it may hold the record for the fastest drift!!

 

 

'The Omega hit a dip in the runway past the mile marker which caused it to bounce. Combined with the effect of the parachute, the force was enough to lift the rear wheels of the Omega off the ground. When the car rebounded, it lost control, sliding more than 90 degrees sideways'.

Maybe it's a better aerodynamic shape than the GTR!

Impressive.....

 

you would have thought it would have been quicker.... cough 1990 300zx salt flat car was 260.876mph

 

.....but one of us simply had to say that.....:innocent:

 

Wow bet he had to change his pants after the last run

 

I'll say mate - he sure held on to it though; that's some good driving!!!

Impressi that's some good driving!!!

 

 

 

It's interesting that you say that because I've been putting that case forward over on Driftworks, because as far as I can see the guy does quite clearly demonstrate some instinctive and skillful driving, but they're adament that the guy show's no skill whatsoever???

 

To put it into perspective, I'm sure that the boss man of AMS didn't just choose any old monkey off the street to go drive his companies uber $ technical master piece at 200+mph

 

credit where credit's due I say....although he does need to keep his eyes peeled for pot holes and bumps in the future!

i think its amazing that it takes 1.5m to reach 190 then another 1.5 mile to add on roughly 40-45mph

still very impressive

hers another good vid of a gtr good facial expressians i thinks its the heads of the varios parts departments

i think its amazing that it takes 1.5m to reach 190 then another 1.5 mile to add on roughly 40-45mph

still very impressive

hers another good vid of a gtr good facial expressians i thinks its the heads of the varios parts departments

 

 

On Saturday's one and only pass the Omega hit the 1/2 mile marker at 197mph and passed the 1 mile marker at 233.1mph!

i think i typed that wrong i meant another half mile to gain less than 50mph

I'm not sure of the physics exactly but I do remember reading somewhere about the air density increase (or something like that) at over 200mph

 

I think it was described along the lines of:

 

100mph = driving through air

 

200mph+ = driving through custard

 

and downforce increases etc relative to increased speed/required power to continue to accelerate

 

*again don't quote me on this but I think that's how it was explained

I'm not sure of the physics exactly but I do remember reading somewhere about the air density increase (or something like that) at over 200mph

 

I think it was described along the lines of:

 

100mph = driving through air

 

200mph+ = driving through custard

 

and downforce increases etc relative to increased speed/required power to continue to accelerate

 

*again don't quote me on this but I think that's how it was explained

 

topgear m8y when captain slow done the top speed in the veyron super special thingmybob

topgear m8y when captain slow done the top speed in the veyron super special thingmybob

 

Yeah, that's probably where I heard it