custom car top speed

[paulnov21]

can anyone suggest where i can road test my now finished custom car for top speed. I want to video the event and for obvious reasons i can't use public roads. The car has a limiter set at 155 mph i really want to know how she feels at that speed.



www.ourcustoms.co.uk click on 'cresta' to see more

[Scuffers]

assuming it's not super-loud, Bruntingthorpe, you can rent by the hour.

[csl123]

a top speed day on a runway,

You would need serious power to reach that speed on uk tracks, and just by looking at your car I doubt corner exit speed would be too high.

[paulnov21]

csl123 said:

a top speed day on a runway,

You would need serious power to reach that speed on uk tracks, and just by looking at your car I doubt corner exit speed would be too high.

its got 370bhp and adaptive suspension, hopefully that should be enough

[GBS2K]

Hmmmm it's like déjà vu all over again

[Scuffers]

paulnov21 said:

csl123 said:

a top speed day on a runway,

You would need serious power to reach that speed on uk tracks, and just by looking at your car I doubt corner exit speed would be too high.

its got 370bhp and adaptive suspension, hopefully that should be enough

and the aero profile of a brick!

think you may be struggling

[tertius]

Bruntingthorpe won't be long enough to actually reach vmax I suspect, but if you do a VMax* day, you will:

a) have a brilliant day; and

b) get a pretty fair idea of what its capable of

(*I've not done one for ages so I'm simply assuming they still happen, there is a dedicated forum on here.)

[Paul_M3]

If it's limited to 155mph, you should reach that at Bruntingthorpe even with those aerodynamics.

My M3 reached a genuine 164 mph there, and it has less power than yours.

[paulnov21]

Bruntingthorpe it is i shall ring them tomorrow

[Slinky]

tertius said:

Bruntingthorpe won't be long enough to actually reach vmax I suspect, but if you do a VMax* day, you will:

a) have a brilliant day; and

b) get a pretty fair idea of what its capable of

(*I've not done one for ages so I'm simply assuming they still happen, there is a dedicated forum on here.)

They still happen but get booked out very quickly.. I suspect the OP would be better off paying for an hours track time (relatively reasonable prices I understand)

[davepoth]

-cough-Autobahn-cough-

Seriously though, you'll get some epic front end lift I would imagine. I'd look at installing a front splitter before you even start.

[clk55pete]

paulnov21 said:

can anyone suggest where i can road test my now finished custom car for top speed. I want to video the event and for obvious reasons i can't use public roads. The car has a limiter set at 155 mph i really want to know how she feels at that speed.



www.ourcustoms.co.uk click on 'cresta' to see more

Lovely car -