200 MPH

[J4CKO]

A mildly modified Lexus Soarer TT

Anyone remember that chap ?

[anonymous-user]

J4CKO said:

The later 218 CLS 63 with a remap would probably crack 200 if derestricted, dont they tune to well over 600 bhp ?

Managed 196 if I remember right best at Vmax in a 750bhp cls63 biturbo

I think it would have done 200 if I was a bit braver

Probably 10 other cars that day that broke 200 though, couple of Aventadiors, a Huracan, the hypercar trinity, Veyron and some highly tuned 911TTs and GTRs

[Downward]

Maybe one of the 200mph club may lend op their car !

[200Plus Club]

Have done 213mph at brunters in a 9e tuned porsche. Won't forget that day as we beat a 918 spyder to the line.

[STILLJOE]

100 IAN said:

If you're thinking 2x wheels (I'm not!) then my brother-in-law's best mate's home made viper engined bike has proved it's capable...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbUrIwA9jVE

Simon's stuff is awe inspiring, homemade v12 kwaks, the rotary engined monster etc the man's an absolute genius!

[Heaveho]

We had a deristricted 600 brake Kleeman SLK55 AMG a few years ago and it was certainly capable of 200, but finding somewhere to do it was a different question entirely. We drove it back from Crete, and had 17 attempts to hit 200 through Italy, Germany and Luxembourg, of all places. 193 was our best effort, very difficult thing to find space for. That car was LHD, if the op doesn't want to keep the car long, might be worth thinking about buying one with the wheel on the wrong side, much cheaper to buy in this country. Ours sold in the UK with 20k miles for 18,000 GBP, cheap speed for someone for a 4 year old car that had 30k euros worth of mods.

If anyone's familiar with the west of Crete ( near Chania ) they have something called the " speed road "! I didn't need any more invitation than that when I lived there and managed an indicated 190 in an R8 one quiet ( but memorable ) day on the way back from Omalos, but it was genuinely scary in that environment, my hands were shaking when I parked it. Younger and dafter then! Doubt I'd try it now.

[lee_fr200]

Just gonna leave that here but it was over the m62 past the pennies

[V8RX7]

Buy this:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C440080

"This is the famous Junior Wilson Pantera in which he won the Nevada Silver State Road Race... clocked at 218mph by radar gun... Dyno printouts showing over 820bhp and over 700lbft"