[DeTomaso] FAST CAR

[Himes, Terry (397C)]

Hooly $Hit !!  Scared me just watching on full screen!  Awesome!  Even a bird strike would have been deadly
at that speed.  Amazing how stable it was. (seemed like it any way ;-)



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On 11/15/17, 9:08 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Jack Donahue" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of demongusta at gmail.com> wrote:

    > Last weekend near Pahrump, NV the Swedish auto manufacturer Koeingsegg set a new land speed 
    > record for a production car at near 280 mph.  They did this on a closed section of Nevada Highway 160.  
    > Here is a link to that attempt and video to show the complete runs from inside the car. 
    >  
    > Pretty impressive to see a shift to higher gear at about 220 mph!  Sound up and enjoy.
    >  
    > Watch the setup vid below the speed run. He almost crashes it.
    >  
    >  
    > https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-koenigseggs-record-278-mph-nevada-speed-ru-1820157256 <https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-koenigseggs-record-278-mph-nevada-speed-ru-1820157256>