Good Festival of Speed highlight
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Forgive me that this doesn't officially fit under the FMLB forum umbrella but this is my home on PH and I also figure that everyone here would appreciate the review.
I spent all day there today and saw a couple of cars for the first time,the most noticeable being the Ferrari FF (jury still out - looked much better in the dull silver than the blue) and the Aston 177 (yes, you can see where the million quid goes) but for me the highlight of the show was seeing the Hennessey Venom. John Hennessey is a fantastically nice bloke who we had the pleasure of spending almost 2 hours with. His passion and attention to detail is akin to Horacio Pagani's but delivered in a very Texan way. The noise the car makes is unreal. You don't just hear it, it resonates inside you making you feel a bit sick. Its mad. The fact that you can vaguely see the bones of an exige underneath adds the smile it puts on your face. I really hope he sells all 29 cars and makes a few quid. IMO, he and the car thoroughly deserve it.
I'm crap with a camera so no pictures I'm afraid but if you're going to the FOS, you really should go and see this car. 1200bhp in a 1220KG car that apparently handles like a Lotus. It is quite simply, the b
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I spent all day there today and saw a couple of cars for the first time,the most noticeable being the Ferrari FF (jury still out - looked much better in the dull silver than the blue) and the Aston 177 (yes, you can see where the million quid goes) but for me the highlight of the show was seeing the Hennessey Venom. John Hennessey is a fantastically nice bloke who we had the pleasure of spending almost 2 hours with. His passion and attention to detail is akin to Horacio Pagani's but delivered in a very Texan way. The noise the car makes is unreal. You don't just hear it, it resonates inside you making you feel a bit sick. Its mad. The fact that you can vaguely see the bones of an exige underneath adds the smile it puts on your face. I really hope he sells all 29 cars and makes a few quid. IMO, he and the car thoroughly deserve it.
I'm crap with a camera so no pictures I'm afraid but if you're going to the FOS, you really should go and see this car. 1200bhp in a 1220KG car that apparently handles like a Lotus. It is quite simply, the b
ksWas that you next to John soo long? I thought u worked for the company judging by the time you spent! lolol I was up at the Supercar paddock 5-6pm & saw him opening up the car. Looked awesome, but that's definitely not the star, star had to be the Veyron Super Sport 
(Mind bending numbers)
(Mind bending numbers)Wayney said:
Was that you next to John soo long? I thought u worked for the company judging by the time you spent! lolol I was up at the Supercar paddock 5-6pm & saw him opening up the car. Looked awesome, but that's definitely not the star, star had to be the Veyron Super Sport (Mind bending numbers)
We were there for a while so could be. Interesting that you mention the Veyron SS as they have identical power outputs but couldn't be more different cars. I do appreciate the engineering but it does little for me from a desire point of view. I came close to buying a regular Veyron last year and I don't regret not pursuing it. I respect it but I just don't really want one. I'm sure I'm in the minority though. (Mind bending numbers)
Lambo FirstBlood said:
I came close to buying a regular Veyron last year and I don't regret not pursuing it. I respect it but I just don't really want one. I'm sure I'm in the minority though.
Maybe I should of looked at this thread before PM'ing you !! Thanks
Jonny
Edited by Jonny3773 on Thursday 21st July 15:33
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