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300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« on: March 24, 2019, 09:05:18 PM »
Congrats to the guys that did this at M2K.
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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2019, 09:06:35 PM »
300.4 mph
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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2019, 09:14:19 PM »
Living RENT FREE in your minds...

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2019, 09:38:12 PM »
Holy smokes  :o 8)
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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2019, 09:54:51 PM »
Gnarly!....

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2019, 11:54:18 PM »
That's wild.  Way to go.

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2019, 12:07:23 AM »
Corvette?

Ferrari? Porsche, Bugatti, McLaren?

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2019, 06:36:48 AM »
Corvette?

Ferrari? Porsche, Bugatti, McLaren?

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2019, 08:10:41 AM »
Living RENT FREE in your minds...

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2019, 12:43:04 PM »
article with video on AutoWeek (on line) today
https://autoweek.com/article/supercars/ford-gt-just-went-3004-mph-texas-mile?utm_source=DailyDrive20190325&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=headline-center&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awdailydrive

there's also a good tip in the article... "If you see a car with a parachute attached, don’t race it:o 8) ::)
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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2019, 01:08:04 PM »
How cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2019, 02:00:30 PM »
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!
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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2019, 02:22:35 PM »
 Video from an earlier run prior to the 300 run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnCsQPpY6xA
« Last Edit: March 25, 2019, 02:27:10 PM by CSX 4133 »

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Re: 300 mph 2006 Ford GT,..standing mile
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2019, 03:52:30 PM »
This makes me think of Kiwi.....
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