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This Is What Koenigsegg's Record 278 MPH Nevada Speed Run Looked Like Behind The Wheel
Jalopnik ^
| 05 Nov, 2017
| Patrick George
Posted on 11/05/2017 6:07:31 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: Chode
When he slows back down to 160 mph it seems like he is just crawling along.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:08:55 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
He’s still shifting gears at 220.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:14:52 PM PST
by
Bryanw92
(Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
To: MtnClimber
Man...you lose it at that speed and you’re in a world of hurt. For about 5 seconds.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:14:59 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
To: MtnClimber
The record may not last long. The Hennesy Venom F5 is due out and that is supposed to hit 300mph.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:15:46 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: MtnClimber
He was driving that Japanese car, the Fastass Sumbichi.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:16:11 PM PST
by
sparklite2
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To: MtnClimber
I bet there are not many tires which can handle that speed for long.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:18:51 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: Dr. Sivana
I know the Venom F5 is supposed to be faster. Maybe they had to do this before the F5 came out so they could hold the record for a short time.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:20:12 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
His last shift was north of 225!
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:21:08 PM PST
by
umgud
To: MtnClimber
“When he slows back down to 160 mph it seems like he is just crawling along.”
That was when he moved back into the right line!
To: MtnClimber
I did that road on a motorcycle. I looked down and saw I was going 90. I slowed way, way down.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:21:27 PM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Burn. It. Down.)
To: yarddog
These were commercial Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires. Michelin engineers were on site.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:21:36 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:21:59 PM PST
by
laplata
(Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: MtnClimber
Pretty spectacular driver’s view. I just wonder how they were able to keep other drivers off the road even though it looks like it’s in the middle of nowhere.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:22:37 PM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: MtnClimber
I wonder how they set the tire pressures.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:23:04 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
To: MtnClimber
Hmmmm, Agera RS you say?
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:23:21 PM PST
by
HerrBlucher
(For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.)
To: Menehune56
Pretty spectacular driver’s view. I just wonder how they were able to keep other drivers off the road even though it looks like it’s in the middle of nowhere.
>><<
They probably blocked the road ahead. There was a helicopter ahead and to the right which probably kept an eye out, too.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:27:19 PM PST
by
laplata
(Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: HerrBlucher
I don’t think I would like to be a passenger in a car driven at 300mph by Wile E. Coyote.
Too accident prone.
Besides, ACME is not known as a quality car maker.
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:29:55 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: MtnClimber
“I know the Venom F5 is supposed to be faster. Maybe they had to do this before the F5 came out so they could hold the record for a short time.”
It’s a race! They took the title away from the Hennessey Venom GT.
The Venom set it on a NASA strip 3.2 miles long. Hennessey says they need a longer run next time but are wary of the problems of a public road.
I hope Nevada is getting their money’s worth!
To: MtnClimber
I’ve done sustained 140 MPH on German Autobahns in a Mercedes and was nervous as hell. This is TWICE that fast!
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posted on
11/05/2017 6:34:17 PM PST
by
SW6906
(6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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