[DeTomaso] Fw: Re: NPC Speed Record Set

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

For a street car, it is impressive but,....

On any given Sunday at any  NHRA event in the Top Fuel and Funny
Car classes, it will get you last place.

Michael Shortt

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 7:55 PM, <zumzum at cox.net> wrote:

>
> Gentlemen,
> Think about 268. mph which is about 394. feet per second, that is fast!!!
> Imagine what all is going on at that speed. Too much.
> We all think and quietly pray that we are the bad one, but this comes along
> and drastically challenges our cave man functions.
> We should all be in awe of this record.
> Jeff Cobb
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> ---- michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think the speed can be attributed to it seeing a reflection of itself
> and fleeing...
> >
> > Michael Frazier
> > Gruppo Rompiculi Cor
> > > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:53:45 -0700
> > > From: cuvee at sbcglobal.net
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Fw: Re: NPC Speed Record Set
>
> > > Cool Car... but am I the only one that thinks if the color was brown it
> would look like a Tr.. no Potato? But then who am I to talk...I drive a
> Subaru Baja! LOL
> > > I'll bet when they tacked on that Super Sport emblem the price went up
> a couple hundred Gs?
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Art Stephens <artstephens at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > > From: Art Stephens <artstephens at verizon.net>
> > > Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Speed Record Set
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 11:49 AM
> > >
> > > >From the July 19, 2010 issue of Autoweek. Bugatti is claiming a new
> production car top speed record with a combined two run average of 267.9 mph
> by a Veyron 16.4 Super Sport model. The previous record, 253.76 mph was set
> by a standard Veyron 16.4 in 2005. The record run occurred at parent company
> Volkswagen's 13 mile Ehara-Lessien test track in late June. UN FRIGGIN
> BELIEVABLE!!!
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