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Sunday Driving!!! (332 kph/206.3 mph GPS Speed) (video)

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Now in High Definition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFwotHgR8nQ

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OKIE DOKIE friends. After a lot of fussing from fellow board members and other online skeptics, I have finally published a full-bore high-speed run of my car. I used a self-made set-up using a Garmin iQue 3600a 12 channel WAAS enabled GPS receiver and two video cameras. There seems to be a bit of speculation about how fast an S85 equipped car can plow through the ozone. While my car hit its limiter at 8250 engine RPM and 340 kph/211 mph indicated, the GPS showed a little slower—A LITTLE SLOWER.

The weather was perfect. No wind and since I did the run on the same road in both directions, there can be little doubt that this car IS FAST. I will switch to 20 inch tires and try and raise the rev limiter. If so, I might be able to crack the 210 mph mark which is impressive for a car that cost me less than 100K USD.

I hope you enjoy the video. You can view a high-resolution version soon. I’ll post the link here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O89UWHnFUl0
 
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#75 ·
Russ,
That is really cool.
Pretty amazing that something with 500 horsepower(I assume your rig is close to stock?) can run an honest 200+ mph!!
 
#78 ·
That was a great day. I can almost recall every detail about the entire day in my head from the nervous look into the mirror at 5 am wondering if my tires would blow until the moment I parked her in the garage with a look back thinking 'what a car!'

I sold the car and it's still available from a reseller here in Germany for around 63K US... With the current exchange rate, it's quite a deal I think. It would be nice to see it sell to someone who frequents the board.
 
#79 ·
Very nice runs. It's too bad Americans are the worst drivers i have seen anywhere in the world, that if you did that here some idiot would jump right in front of you. I've driven on the autobahn and it was plain sick, especailly the respect fellow motorists give each other. Very nice top speed hit. For a second there towards the end of your video i thought you moved into the middle lane because you were gonna get passed by somebody else..hahahah.
 
#80 ·
It's too bad Americans are the worst drivers i have seen anywhere in the world.
So true. Slow left lane loitering is epidemic here and spreading faster than swine flu.
 
#85 ·
Good Lord. "Hey kids, wanna see how fast daddy can get you to school?"

lol
 
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