Dude at those speeds, its becomes unpredictable. He stayed pretty calm from the looks of it, and controlled it pretty well if you asked me.:shrug:
porsche loses it at 224 MPH
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Dude at those speeds, its becomes unpredictable. He stayed pretty calm from the looks of it, and controlled it pretty well if you asked me.:shrug:
killerSVTcobra said:
Read his post again.. amazing what a difference the letter "a" can make... :beer:
I agree he must know the car very well. He straightened out the wheel before the car even began to come back around. He must have known the car would do that and anticipated it... Impressive.
oh, should've added the writeup:
"The Joetwint Porsche 996 is scary fast. Twint scored a world record top speed of 231.4 mph in the Texas Mile, and at a recent run the Evolution Motorsports-tuned 911 managed to hit 224.711 mph, but it also had a bit of a spill. Hit the jump to watch video of the massively-boosted 996 take off like a rocket and reach speeds of over 200 mph in a matter seconds. The video would be impressive enough even if it were simply a standard run, but this clip has a bit of a surprise ending.
About 54 seconds in, the incredibly high speeds achieved by the 996 prompted the sunroof to pop right off. That's bad when you're going 85, but when you're cruising at nearly one third the speed of sound, it can be catastrophic. A few seconds after the impromptu top-popping, the 996 gets sideways and ends up taking an unscheduled tiptoe through the weeds. The video is pretty entertaining, but it's also informative. If you're building a world-beating track star capable of speeds of over 200 mph, don't opt for the sunroof."
"The Joetwint Porsche 996 is scary fast. Twint scored a world record top speed of 231.4 mph in the Texas Mile, and at a recent run the Evolution Motorsports-tuned 911 managed to hit 224.711 mph, but it also had a bit of a spill. Hit the jump to watch video of the massively-boosted 996 take off like a rocket and reach speeds of over 200 mph in a matter seconds. The video would be impressive enough even if it were simply a standard run, but this clip has a bit of a surprise ending.
About 54 seconds in, the incredibly high speeds achieved by the 996 prompted the sunroof to pop right off. That's bad when you're going 85, but when you're cruising at nearly one third the speed of sound, it can be catastrophic. A few seconds after the impromptu top-popping, the 996 gets sideways and ends up taking an unscheduled tiptoe through the weeds. The video is pretty entertaining, but it's also informative. If you're building a world-beating track star capable of speeds of over 200 mph, don't opt for the sunroof."
Also helping this car get straight was the fact that it had a chute on it. He went sideways as SOON as the chute was pulled (didn't see the top pop at the finish line). Definitely was crazy. In car vid doesn't look NEARLY as dramatic as it looked in person from the sidelines!
Black porsche that spun at the 1/2 mile mark was probably crazier to watch. He did about 9-10 360s!!!
William
Black porsche that spun at the 1/2 mile mark was probably crazier to watch. He did about 9-10 360s!!!
William
I was expecting a far worse outcome
damn
Hes lucky he drove away
sweet vid! im glad to see that him and his car are still in tact lol
Car had no significant damage. He drove it to the timing station and besides a little grass int he bumper and underneath you'd have never known.
William
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