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New Year, New Challenge - To do 200 mph.
Sounds easy but the more i've been considering how to do it, the more of a challenge i realise it is.
Car capable of achieving 200 mph in the real world + suitable location both pose some problems.
Does anyone know of any driving experiences, either in the UK or abroad, where you can fulfill such an ambition?
Sounds easy but the more i've been considering how to do it, the more of a challenge i realise it is.
Car capable of achieving 200 mph in the real world + suitable location both pose some problems.
Does anyone know of any driving experiences, either in the UK or abroad, where you can fulfill such an ambition?
Watchman said:
I've been looking into this for a while too. To do 200mph at Bruntingthorpe you need serious power - around 700bhp if I recall. There's just not enough room for the speed build-up with anything less.
Autobahn is dangerous at those speeds in anything less than a top-end modern machine, and you've no guarantee you'll get enough of a break in the traffic anyway.
I had hoped to do it in a ~450bhp Cerbera with a gearing (diff) change but I would need a very long run at it. In fact, probably the only place possible would be on the Autobahn but a Cerb is hardly the last word in modern sophistication so it concerned me that I would be sailing close to the (safety) wind with that.
Perhaps a supercharged Monaro?
Watchman - I agree with your observations. Autobahn is dangerous at those speeds in anything less than a top-end modern machine, and you've no guarantee you'll get enough of a break in the traffic anyway.
I had hoped to do it in a ~450bhp Cerbera with a gearing (diff) change but I would need a very long run at it. In fact, probably the only place possible would be on the Autobahn but a Cerb is hardly the last word in modern sophistication so it concerned me that I would be sailing close to the (safety) wind with that.
Perhaps a supercharged Monaro?
Its not until you start to look carefully at what's required that you realise what a challenge it is.
I certainly don't want to do it on a bike or on the autobahn.
Bruntingthorpe is probably the best bet (in the UK) but i haven't looked into whether its possible to use.
The Beaver King said:
Vipers said:
Dodge Tomahawk: 350 mph
A concept bike as far as I'm aware and if any were made, they would be very very limited numbers and stupidly expensive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbUrIwA9jVE
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