The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

[jeremyc]

F1GTRUeno said:

Speed did you manage/any other results?

Highlight of the day was the SVM Nissan Qashquai hitting 207mph

Other less significant achievements ...
9EXX 212mph (on 60% power)
997GT2 208mph
La Ferrari 207mph
Bugatti Veyron 205mph
Aventador 204mph
Ferrari F12 200mph
Mirage GT 198mph
Ford GT 198mph

Signore Arancione hit about 190mph (not officially confirmed yet)

More information, videos and pictures here.

[DJRC]

Will try and make it in the Graf Ben.

[braddo]

jeremyc said:

Other less significant achievements ...
9EXX 212mph (on 60% power)

Erm, what is 100% power expected to be?!!

Interesting that the Veryron is in the middle of that list.

[jeremyc]

braddo said:

jeremyc said:

Other less significant achievements ...
9EXX 212mph (on 60% power)

Erm, what is 100% power expected to be?!!

Interesting that the Veryron is in the middle of that list.

Don't know what the absolute power is, but they're current VMax record holders at 229mph.

Since then they've build a 4.1 litre version of the engine with uprated turbos to match, and talk has been of approaching 250mph.

Edited by jeremyc on Tuesday 23 September 15:22

[L100NYY]

DJRC said:

Will try and make it in the Graf Ben.

That'll be good, would love to have a pedal of the wee beastie

[Output Flange]

For those of you who've had a bad day, be glad you're not the person who came to collect a 1.4x1.4m table in an Astra hatchback.

With two kids in kiddie seats in the back.

FFS.

[hornetrider]

Speaking of Vmax contenders, aye carumba

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=1...

[GreatPretender]

hornetrider said:

Speaking of Vmax contenders, aye carumba

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=1...

Makes 650bhp in Neverland.

[Cheburator mk2]

GreatPretender said:

Makes 650bhp in Neverland.

It will probably make close to it... Nowack E39s made 475bhp at the flywheel with headers, short velocity stacks, bigger ITBs and ported heads. 0.7bar and methanol injection is more than enough to give you at least another 100bhp provided it has been mapped properly...

[L100NYY]

jeremyc said:

Because VMax.

Photo credit to GFWilliams. More here

Lovely picture that JC, very atmospheric

[L100NYY]

New Petrolicious -

UrQuattro -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aHyDdPSfjE&lis...

[Output Flange]

New Motorsport podcast out - an hour with Derek Bell. Listened to it on the way to work this morning, very entertaining.

[L100NYY]

Output Flange said:

New Motorsport podcast out - an hour with Derek Bell. Listened to it on the way to work this morning, very entertaining.

I do love those Podcasts.

[Leins]

L100NYY said:

New Petrolicious -

UrQuattro -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aHyDdPSfjE&lis...

Must watch that later, thanks. They really are beautifully shot little vids

[jeremyc]

anonymous said:

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Zwolf?

[Output Flange]

The X5 has just left, leaving me with a pocket full of cash and eBay. This can only go well.

[ferrisbueller]

Trying times. I empathise.

[Output Flange]

I think I need sympathy rather than empathy, as its replacement is going to be a hack.

In other news, Mr Bridger drove past me this evening in his P1, which was a rather nice distraction from the 3.5hour traffic jam I was stuck in.

[Atmospheric]

I've never met anyone on here, but I'd love to bring my 3 year old to your open day!

He has a thing for V8s at the moment, so should be perfect!

[L100NYY]

Atmospheric said:

I've never met anyone on here, but I'd love to bring my 3 year old to your open day!

He has a thing for V8s at the moment, so should be perfect!

Sounds great time to introduce yourself, come and find me.......I'll be the short bloke in tweed and maybe even a cravat