[DeTomaso] High Speed Test Run today in Elko to beat Bugatti road speed record

[Michael Shortt]

Don't you just hate that, you get going, feeling really good, all the
needles are at 12 o'clock, you're at 190 mph and damn wheel spin....always
drives me bonkers!




On 3/26/07, robert lucas <detomcat5009 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> World Speed record NOT broken - yet                We just got word from a
> trackside observer that the record was NOT broken. 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 wheel-spin 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.
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> Bob Lucas
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Michael L. Shortt
Savannah, Georgia


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