Bruntingthrope proving grounds tomorrow

TomO · 23 Jul 2008 at 22:18

off up to bruntingthorpe tomorrow as Dangerous doing some video work there and i have blagged coming along and using the track when its not in use by those that have paid for it!

want to see what i can get out of the M5 before its sold. currently the best i have had is just over 180mph. so hoping for at least 186mph - 300 kph. but 200mph would be ideal!

all figures will be recorded with driftbox.

TomO · 24 Jul 2008 at 08:51

housemaster said:
Not a cat in hells chance it'll do 200mph unless its running a couple of big Turbo's. There was a nicely tuned one at VMax last time which I think was in the mid 180's so I think 180ish is about as much as you'll get. Might pop along if I find time, just to look at the English Electric Lightnings of course, which are a hell of a drive to get to as you have to drive down this straight bit for a couple of miles......

EDIT: 182mph was what the tuned one hit, and that was around 570bhp I believe.

but the vmax is from a standing start where as i will be able to get a run up around the corner to the straight so will already be doing some speed.

just about to head off now, so will report back later with the results!

TomO · 24 Jul 2008 at 19:07

175.5 mph

had higher before on the autobahn, meh

TomO · 24 Jul 2008 at 20:47

today wasnt exactly cold!

didnt have the full braking area as they were testing lorries at the end. so about 100m off the end, maybe good for another 1 or 2 mph.

think the RUF managed 200mph today although not sure if that was indicated.