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2nd February 2008, 16:01
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New world record, the fastest BMW: G-Power Hurricane reaches 360 km/h | 225 mph at Papenburg speedoval 31st of Jan
Got an e-mail from ASA and G-Power:
"Our car is good for everyday use, we traveled to Papenburg and back to Autenzell not(!) on a trailer like other record cars. "
"We did the record in the 7th gear with a longer differential. This setup would be good for over 400 km/h. As the weather was very bad, we had to stop more testing, it was raining, almost snowing, and a very strong wind. The real potential of this car is even higher, as we already know from our testing."
"Together with G-Power we made the world record, of the fastest street legal BMW, in Papenburg with 360 km/h!"
Measured by GPS on the ATP provinggrounds high-speed oval in Papenburg
Date: 31st of January 2008 at 1.31 pm
Wind: South 7,4 m/s
Temperature: 4,4 Celsius
Measurement: 2D Datelogger with 20 Hz
Speed measured: 360 km/h | 225 mph
This was performed on a closed speedoval of a total lengtht fo 12.3 km, closed for the public with proffessional drivers. Curves are banked up tp 49,7 degrees and with zero side force up to 250 km/h because of the banking.
Last edited by Gustav; 3rd February 2008 at 21:22.
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2nd February 2008, 18:46
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WOW!!!!!
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3rd February 2008, 21:23
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Added some nice facts from further email communication:
"Our car is good for everyday use, we traveled to Papenburg and back to Autenzell not(!) on a trailer like other record cars. "
"We did the record in the 7th gear with a longer differential. This setup would be good for over 400 km/h. As the weather was very bad, we had to stop more testing, it was raining, almost snowing, and a very strong wind. The real potential of this car is even higher, as we already know from our testing."
"Together with G-Power we made the world record, of the fastest street legal BMW, in Papenburg with 360 km/h!"
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4th February 2008, 00:02
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Looks like it was pretty close to breaking the fastest 4-door car record, which is held by Brabus Rocket (CLS with V12) at 227.23mph
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/22/b...-speed-record/
Last edited by Riksut; 4th February 2008 at 00:02.
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4th February 2008, 00:59
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It is good for mroe, per the email above, so stay tuned 
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4th February 2008, 01:46
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WOW Look at the SPeedoooo !!!!!
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4th February 2008, 10:24
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 NICE! Car looks fantastic as well!
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