|
|
Post by Blarno on Oct 20, 2020 15:27:14 GMT
Shit. The. Bed.
316 MPH average speed, verified, and with more in the tank. Oli is our some-time test driver and all round good egg, although he did once nearly give me concussion over a kerb at Bruntingthorpe in an SLS.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2020 16:17:06 GMT
What gets me is the lack of drama. Might as well be doing the speed limit over here.
|
|
|
|
Post by PG on Oct 20, 2020 18:29:33 GMT
Wow!
|
|
|
|
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 20, 2020 19:27:58 GMT
Felt a bit quick that. Like coming off the North Circular on a Vespa.
|
|
|
|
Post by racingteatray on Oct 20, 2020 21:28:07 GMT
Amazing. Still don't get why they named it after a living fossil lizard from New Zealand.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2020 21:56:58 GMT
.
|
|
|
|
331 MPH
Oct 21, 2020 4:00:48 GMT
via mobile
Post by rodge on Oct 21, 2020 4:00:48 GMT
The top end acceleration is phenomenal. From 250+, it’s accelerating like my car does from 50+!
|
|
|
|
Post by PetrolEd on Oct 21, 2020 8:51:34 GMT
Wow, big balls to pilot that thing at that speed. It all looked very easy from my computer screen but if a tyre let go at that speed
|
|
|
|
Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2020 10:28:37 GMT
Is it just the camera angle or is the windscreen really weird?
|
|
|
|
Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2020 10:32:46 GMT
Amazing. Still don't get why they named it after a living fossil lizard from New Zealand. Maybe it's a really fast living fossil lizard from New Zealand? I wasn't aware of that. They are mostly known for having a form of third eye: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TuataraWhile living in Rome when I was a small child, we had a nanny from New Zealand. She was part-Maori and used to tell us all sorts of fascinating stories about New Zealand, its history and wildlife etc, including about tuataras. |
|
|
|
331 MPH
Oct 21, 2020 11:38:04 GMT
via mobile
Post by Blarno on Oct 21, 2020 11:38:04 GMT
Is it just the camera angle or is the windscreen really weird? I think it's because it's a 360 Cam, they can distort the view somewhat. |
|
|
|
331 MPH
Oct 21, 2020 11:41:03 GMT
via mobile
Post by Alex on Oct 21, 2020 11:41:03 GMT
So presumably Bugatti will be soon to claim it's not actually a production car like the specially modified Chiron they'll be using to crack the 300mph barrier.
Agree the test driver must have big balls to do those speeds.
|
|
|
|
Post by Big Blue on Oct 21, 2020 16:32:11 GMT
What gets me is the lack of drama. Might as well be doing the speed limit over here. I thought the same, even as he casually adjusted his seatbelt as he passed 100mph. They haven't mentioned what it goes like round corners....... |
|
|
|
Post by Tim on Oct 22, 2020 8:16:27 GMT
It looks a bit boring for the driver really, the drama would only happen if something went wrong but at that speed I doubt even the best driver would be able to do much about it.
Much better to go round corners at 70 than dead straight at 330....
|
|
|
|
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 22, 2020 10:31:03 GMT
What gets me is the lack of drama. Might as well be doing the speed limit over here. I thought the same, even as he casually adjusted his seatbelt as he passed 100mph. They haven't mentioned what it goes like round corners....... If he had casually lit a cigar as he passed 200 mph it would have been even better. |
|
|
|
Post by Martin on Oct 22, 2020 10:42:50 GMT
Very brave, more than I initially thought when I read it was on standard Cup 2 tyres and wasn’t fitted with a roll cage.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2020 11:08:23 GMT
.
|
|
|
|
Post by Martin on Oct 27, 2020 16:27:46 GMT
There’s some evidence to suggest it might have only done around 280mph. Not a Shmee fan, but was sent the link and he does cover it pretty well.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2020 17:50:18 GMT
I have one problem with any of these, they go on and onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn saying the same thing. What's that, 2 mins of actual data?
|
|
|
|
Post by Alex on Nov 1, 2020 14:52:02 GMT
That does raise a lot of questions, as you’d expect given how big a leap in speed they managed against the previous record.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2020 15:35:14 GMT
.
|
|
