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Most places have standing start 1/4 mile drag races, or even shorter for purpose-built dragsters to limit the top speed. In Texas it seems they have standing start mile (~1.6km) drag races with street legal cars like this one — https://www.motor1.com/news/315168/ford-gt-hits-300-mph/ (482 kph):
It goes without saying this is far from being a stock Ford GT, but the modifications it has gone through have not removed the vehicle’s street-legal status. It’s said to have a little over 2,000 horsepower at the wheels, but in reality, the car actually has more power, closer to 2,500 hp according to M2K Motorsports. The difference comes from the limitations of the dyno used to measure the sheer power of the upgraded 5.4-liter V8 engine since it simply can’t handle the entire output.
This car started as a 2006 model, the second series of production Ford GTs, this batch looked much like the originals, but were about 10% larger. From the video (available on YouTube), it looks pretty stock externally except for the parachute (brake) strapped to the tail.
The aerodynamic drag on the vehicle at 300 mph is 25 times as much as when it is traveling at 60 mph and 9 times as much as when it is traveling at 100 mph.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Wednesday March 27 2019, @02:39PM (3 children)
Ah, now that makes sense.
The way it's written however......well, to an old circle track/drag racer, just sounds ludicrous. I've had two cars banned until modifications were made for breaking NHRA rules by going just a fraction of a second too fast.
Thank you for clarifying.
That is one awesome fucking GT40 though.
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(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday March 27 2019, @03:19PM (2 children)
One question remains - how fast can The Stig take it round the Top Gear track?
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by bob_super on Wednesday March 27 2019, @07:15PM (1 child)
Street-legal doesn't quite equate to every-day use, though, unless you are the unicorn combination of small enough to fit in a GT while fat enough to bring your own padding and suspension on something that is bound to constantly inform you about the exact shape of every piece of gravel and bump on the road.
Credit where it's due: this thing can actually turn. How fast it can corner with all the mods, and therefore lap a non-NASCAR track, is a very different topic.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @04:12AM
Suspension mods on the 300 mph car designed by this specialist,
http://www.ahlmaneng.com/results#/wins-awards [ahlmaneng.com]
There is a very good chance that the car rides OK and corners well, as long as the rear tires aren't lit up! (with traction control engaged).