200 mph Shootout
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200 mph Shootout
Interesting cover article in the September 2007 Road and Track: 0 - 200 mph shootout.
Two supercars (Lamborghini Murcielago, Mercedes SLR McClaren, couldn't make the cut (reaching 200 mph from standing within two miles). The Mercedes was close at 199.5, though, but as they say, no cigar.
Anyway, cars that did make it were the Porsche Ruf RT12 (650 HP, 35.5 seconds and a mile and a half to 200), Lingenfelter twin turbo 427 C6 (800+ HP, 26.5 seconds, 4900 feet), Bugatti Verron (1000 HP, 24.2 seconds, 4800 feet), and the Hennessey Viper (1100 HP, 20.3 seconds, 3/4 mile).
It was a bit worrisome that the Lingenfelter had to drop out without doing a second run (its first was good enough, though, with what turned out to be a small oil leak. That's two years in a row where Lings have not lasted during these contests. The Hennessey is awesome, though, bullet proof and programmed to stage power (only 800 off the line to limit wheelspin).
Looking at it objectively, I think my 'vette would have made the cut with times about like the Ruf's. It's down about 100 HP from the LIngenfelter in this contest, but I know from experience that it does the standing mile at around 185-190 (details in the article say the Ruf did it at 187, the Lingenfelter at 203).
Two supercars (Lamborghini Murcielago, Mercedes SLR McClaren, couldn't make the cut (reaching 200 mph from standing within two miles). The Mercedes was close at 199.5, though, but as they say, no cigar.
Anyway, cars that did make it were the Porsche Ruf RT12 (650 HP, 35.5 seconds and a mile and a half to 200), Lingenfelter twin turbo 427 C6 (800+ HP, 26.5 seconds, 4900 feet), Bugatti Verron (1000 HP, 24.2 seconds, 4800 feet), and the Hennessey Viper (1100 HP, 20.3 seconds, 3/4 mile).
It was a bit worrisome that the Lingenfelter had to drop out without doing a second run (its first was good enough, though, with what turned out to be a small oil leak. That's two years in a row where Lings have not lasted during these contests. The Hennessey is awesome, though, bullet proof and programmed to stage power (only 800 off the line to limit wheelspin).
Looking at it objectively, I think my 'vette would have made the cut with times about like the Ruf's. It's down about 100 HP from the LIngenfelter in this contest, but I know from experience that it does the standing mile at around 185-190 (details in the article say the Ruf did it at 187, the Lingenfelter at 203).
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