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2800 HP Camaro Wrecked going 220 mph
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2,800-hp Camaro wrecked at 220 mph during Texas Mile speed run
..By Justin Hyde | Motoramic - 7 hours ago.. .
Few weekend race events have grown quite as quickly as the Texas Mile, a twice-a-year run down a 1.5-mile airstrip in Beeville, Texas, that lets tuners push their creations to 200 mph and beyond. One of the stars of the past couple of years has been a fourth-generation Chevy Camaro, tuned by a Houston shop into a twin-turbo monster that hit 263 mph last October, claiming the mantle of America's fastest Camaro. This year, the team returned to the Mile last weekend with some 2,800 hp - and found that the engineering they'd put into safety features paid off when the car went off track, rolled several times and caught fire.
The Camaro, built by KP Racing in Houston, was powered by a 441-cu-in V-8, which the team overseen by Kelly Bise and Late Model Racecraft had cranked to about 2,800 hp. While last October's run of 263.2 mph went off without drama, two years ago the Camaro had gone sideways at the end of the runway after hitting 244 mph:
According to witnesses, driver Joe Honeycutt was halfway through the run when it veered off the runway. "The car must have done at least 8 barrel rolls before coming to a stop, then it caught on fire," KP Racing said in a Facebook post. "Pretty scary for those of us attending the event."
Fortunately, despite the car's destruction, Honeycutt suffered only a concussion and several cuts and bruises, and was released from the hospital shortly after the crash, a testament to the roll cage and HANS neck-protection device Honeycutt wore. All involved say the crash won't deter them from returning to the Mile in search of even faster speeds - and ample proof that safety devices can keep such fun from turning fatal.
..By Justin Hyde | Motoramic - 7 hours ago.. .
Few weekend race events have grown quite as quickly as the Texas Mile, a twice-a-year run down a 1.5-mile airstrip in Beeville, Texas, that lets tuners push their creations to 200 mph and beyond. One of the stars of the past couple of years has been a fourth-generation Chevy Camaro, tuned by a Houston shop into a twin-turbo monster that hit 263 mph last October, claiming the mantle of America's fastest Camaro. This year, the team returned to the Mile last weekend with some 2,800 hp - and found that the engineering they'd put into safety features paid off when the car went off track, rolled several times and caught fire.
The Camaro, built by KP Racing in Houston, was powered by a 441-cu-in V-8, which the team overseen by Kelly Bise and Late Model Racecraft had cranked to about 2,800 hp. While last October's run of 263.2 mph went off without drama, two years ago the Camaro had gone sideways at the end of the runway after hitting 244 mph:
According to witnesses, driver Joe Honeycutt was halfway through the run when it veered off the runway. "The car must have done at least 8 barrel rolls before coming to a stop, then it caught on fire," KP Racing said in a Facebook post. "Pretty scary for those of us attending the event."
Fortunately, despite the car's destruction, Honeycutt suffered only a concussion and several cuts and bruises, and was released from the hospital shortly after the crash, a testament to the roll cage and HANS neck-protection device Honeycutt wore. All involved say the crash won't deter them from returning to the Mile in search of even faster speeds - and ample proof that safety devices can keep such fun from turning fatal.
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Wasn't there a guy that had an Audi that would 180 MPH here on the forum?
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Wasn't there a guy that had an Audi that would 180 MPH here on the forum?
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2,800-hp Camaro wrecked at 220 mph during Texas Mile speed run
..By Justin Hyde | Motoramic - 7 hours ago.. .
Few weekend race events have grown quite as quickly as the Texas Mile, a twice-a-year run down a 1.5-mile airstrip in Beeville, Texas, that lets tuners push their creations to 200 mph and beyond. One of the stars of the past couple of years has been a fourth-generation Chevy Camaro, tuned by a Houston shop into a twin-turbo monster that hit 263 mph last October, claiming the mantle of America's fastest Camaro. This year, the team returned to the Mile last weekend with some 2,800 hp - and found that the engineering they'd put into safety features paid off when the car went off track, rolled several times and caught fire.
The Camaro, built by KP Racing in Houston, was powered by a 441-cu-in V-8, which the team overseen by Kelly Bise and Late Model Racecraft had cranked to about 2,800 hp. While last October's run of 263.2 mph went off without drama, two years ago the Camaro had gone sideways at the end of the runway after hitting 244 mph:
According to witnesses, driver Joe Honeycutt was halfway through the run when it veered off the runway. "The car must have done at least 8 barrel rolls before coming to a stop, then it caught on fire," KP Racing said in a Facebook post. "Pretty scary for those of us attending the event."
Fortunately, despite the car's destruction, Honeycutt suffered only a concussion and several cuts and bruises, and was released from the hospital shortly after the crash, a testament to the roll cage and HANS neck-protection device Honeycutt wore. All involved say the crash won't deter them from returning to the Mile in search of even faster speeds - and ample proof that safety devices can keep such fun from turning fatal.
Bet it had a Audi motor in it.
...bet its up on blocks now,,,,[;)][;)][:0]
I sure hope they're NOT sideways... It could really crash then.
quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
...bet its up on blocks now,,,,[;)][;)][:0]
I sure hope they're NOT sideways... It could really crash then.
quote:Originally posted by midnightrunpaintballer
199 on my zx10. I sold it before i got in any more trouble or killed. I miss that bike every day.
Not me,I am alive.
Did you lay down on it?
Feet on the blinkers
eye ball between the tach and speedo
left hand on the triple tree [:p]
I drive pretty slow on my scooter now.
I hear anything over 100 gets you a time out.
No, i went down on my gsxr 750. I bought the 10 a few years after that. Lay on the tank and roll the throttle to the stop. At 170mph it was still pulling so hard it was skipping digits on the digital speedo.