picture: Shelby Ultimate Aero TT (SSC - Shelby Super Car)
recent years production car speed record: (wiki)
Mar 31, 1998 McLaren F1 391.1 km/h (240.1 mph)
Feb 28, 2005 Koenigsegg CCR 387.87 km/h (241.01 mph)
October, 2005 Bugatti Veyron 407.5 km/h (253.2 mph)
Here comes a major player tuning for the crown. With these specs it may be more than just another word-war, and a chance to bring the speed record back to the USA.
After getting snowed out on day 1, the cast and crew reconvened on Highway 93 in Nevada and had another go at the record books today. Test pilot (and veteran Silver State Challenge 200 mph club member) Rick Doria reported wheelspin at 190 shifting into 6th on one pass that yielded about 221 mph, but felt confident enough to try again. A couple more passes and the 1,183-hp Ultimate Aero TT posted a top speed around 230 mph at 50% throttle in 6th. At that point the car had traveled the 2 miles deemed appropriate for the test runs. The driver reported that he was sure the car could easily break the 253 mph Veyron speed, let alone the "official" 242 of the Koenigsegg CCR. -autoblog
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