Veyron "HELLBUG" Goes 235.7 At Idaho Top Speed Event Held On Public Highway

[oldmodman]

Looks like a beautiful place to run in.
And I always thought that the Veyron would be even faster. Maybe they can go over 250, but they just need a really long run up to be able to do it.

Here's the Veyron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpDpOWoXidw

Mustangs at event. Sorry for the bad video on this clip but it's all I could find and only the last two GT500's did anything at all. Last GT500 went 198 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox-OWl8ysE4

 

[Kiohtee]

I swear I've seen this before. Anyway, crazy how much it sounds like a jet at speed! Would never own one though, assuming I win the lottery or something.

 

[sunburned]

Here is a different Veyron hitting 246 a couple years ago. Saw this car in person when the Gold Rush came through DC. Insanity.

http://news.boldride.com/2014/07/bugatti-veyron-ss-hits-246-4-mph-on-open-road-in-idaho-video/53205/

And they can go over 260, but the oval track that VW tests them on has 5 mile long straights and insanely banked curves leading up to it. Plus, they don't let anyone else use the track, so good luck to other manufacturers trying to beat the record.

 

[TClark22]

god people with money have no taste

 

[DirtyD916]

236mph with trees on the side of the road. That is crazy.

 

[oldmodman]

I searched around for the fastest mustang and did fins a GT500 that hit 195 at a previous event. And it didn't hit either the trees or the crowd.

Video was so terrible I didn't bother linking it.

 

[DaBigBone]

That's crazy. 235 on a public road is nuts

 

[bb83]

god people with money have no taste

lol, says the Mustang gt driver

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

That old SSC Aero did 260 something on a road in Eastern Washington.

 

[ricafortegio]

not a big fan of the color scheme but they do look sick. cant imagine what 230+mph would feel like in a car.

 

[Kevins89notch]

The video linked by the OP of hellbug is from 2015. Secondly, with the wing up like that, the car is not in top speed mode.

 

[MachME]

Didn't someone do a cost break down on a Veyron and it is thousands of dollers just to do a 1 mile run?

I wonder if these guys are checking their tires or are on relativity new tires? I don't think realize how much trouble you get in and how quickly it happens at speeds like that. Also, I don't think I would have it in me to go 198 in a mustang.....

 

[D1984]

Didn't someone do a cost break down on a Veyron and it is thousands of dollers just to do a 1 mile run?

I wonder if these guys are checking their tires or are on relativity new tires? I don't think realize how much trouble you get in and how quickly it happens at speeds like that. Also, I don't think I would have it in me to go 198 in a mustang.....

I would do it if I had an open road, good tires, and a safe open road (and no cops). 160mph in my car feels fine, it's very stable. Of course, I would probably need another 300hp to do it in my car

 

[DHG1078]

Didn't someone do a cost break down on a Veyron and it is thousands of dollers just to do a 1 mile run?

I wonder if these guys are checking their tires or are on relativity new tires? I don't think realize how much trouble you get in and how quickly it happens at speeds like that. Also, I don't think I would have it in me to go 198 in a mustang.....

I think I remember either clarkson or james may on Top Gear doing a high speed run in the veyron and talking about how fast the tires wear out at those speeds, but it was ok because they would run out of gas first lol.

 

[WireEater]

lol, says the Mustang gt driver

Horrible attempt to make a point. For the price range of the Mustang GT what other cars are better choices in looks? What he is saying is, for the cost of a Veyron, there are MUCH better looking options and especially with the theme on the car. I would agree but I also like the Veyron. It's just a unique style for a supercar. I think the wrap on the car is really what makes

 

[03 DSG Snake]

OP that video's from last year. I was up at the event this past weekend and last year.

There was a gentleman who brought his Aston Martin One-77 and McClaren 675LT and ran both. The Aston broke 200mph.

Coolest for me was Edsel Ford II making multiple runs in his Heritage Edition Ford GT.


Official 2016 event video: https://youtu.be/ag1WstqabwU



The Subaru blew up and dumped oil on the course :burnout:

 

[WireEater]

I swear I've seen this before. Anyway, crazy how much it sounds like a jet at speed! Would never own one though, assuming I win the lottery or something.

Yes. I recall seeing this a few years ago. Maybe he does it each year? Car sounds like a ****ing jet though, crazy.

 

[03 DSG Snake]

My post from last years 235: http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...h-a-Veyron-run-235mph-last-weekend&highlight=

 

[Kiohtee]

Horrible attempt to make a point. For the price range of the Mustang GT what other cars are better choices in looks? What he is saying is, for the cost of a Veyron, there are MUCH better looking options and especially with the theme on the car. I would agree but I also like the Veyron. It's just a unique style for a supercar. I think the wrap on the car is really what makes

Looks are completely subjective. An argument based on the aesthetics of something will never be won or lost, just agreed or disagreed with. With that said, I'm pretty sure TClark22 was taking a jab at the extravagant paint job/wrap on the Veyron, not the actual car itself. Which is a bold move, considering he pilots a cookie cutter New Edge with chrome Saleen wheels. oke:

At least his swap is nice and fast though.

 

[MTBSully]

cant outrun the ugly