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Old 16-03-2010, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Not.Normal
As already discussed some crazy speeds at Brunters this weekend however something equally crazy also happened with a Porsche and top speed runs but this time in Florida yesterday.

Standing start, 1 mile to the timing beams. And the chap managed 236.7mph in a narrow body 964 with an air cooled, 2 valve, twin turbo engine. You have to hand it to the bloke, that really is staggering!

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Originally Posted by Not.Normal
As already discussed some crazy speeds at Brunters this weekend however something equally crazy also happened with a Porsche and top speed runs but this time in Florida yesterday.

Standing start, 1 mile to the timing beams. And the chap managed 236.7mph in a narrow body 964 with an air cooled, 2 valve, twin turbo engine. You have to hand it to the bloke, that really is staggering!
Old 16-03-2010, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
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That was Eddie Bello. He has a shop in NYC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSwy9X47M-w
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Eddie bellow is a legend... cant see the video though. He used to have a wide bodied car... has he changed it?
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The yanks aren't he best at getting pics up on the web quickly but what I can say which i'm still struggling to get my head around is the fastest car of the day (also setting a new world record) was a Ford GT with 1800bhp pulling 252.97mph in the mile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk9vMQRIp1E

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Originally Posted by american
That was Eddie Bello. He has a shop in NYC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSwy9X47M-w
That Porsche needs fatter tyres lol
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That Ford GT. OMG
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I reckon that guy who has a thread in the resto room with that crazy ZzzZzz Granada will be up there with these speeds when he is done!
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Originally Posted by Not.Normal
The yanks aren't he best at getting pics up on the web quickly but what I can say which i'm still struggling to get my head around is the fastest car of the day (also setting a new world record) was a Ford GT with 1800bhp pulling 252.97mph in the mile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk9vMQRIp1E

Now THATS what I'm talk'n'bout!!!!!!!

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