Over the magic 200MPH
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Bruce McLaren drove J6 223MPH on the Mulsanne to claim the pole in 1967.
I've kept it somewhat below that...
I've kept it somewhat below that...
I have a "Grant 200 MPH Club" decal on my car. No one has ever questioned it, however I calculate my "200MPH" qualification as having driven 135 MPH and 65 MPH in the same car. That counts, doesn't it?
Rick
Rick
Paul Thompson 'Hooligan'
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JP:
Sorry guys I meant in a replica GT40!!
Question again 200MPH in a replica?
Regards,
J.P<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hi all,
Roy Smart has pulled 172+Mph in his MK1 GTD with plenty more available but ran out of room to slow down as we only allowed 400M.
I suspect that given a long enough straight, his 40 would get close, if not over.
Sorry guys I meant in a replica GT40!!
Question again 200MPH in a replica?
Regards,
J.P<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hi all,
Roy Smart has pulled 172+Mph in his MK1 GTD with plenty more available but ran out of room to slow down as we only allowed 400M.
I suspect that given a long enough straight, his 40 would get close, if not over.
In my previous RF, I did over 180. In the new one we are building, we should be able to do over 210mph.
David Morton
Lifetime Supporter
I did it but not in a GT40. It was in Mexico City and it had a huge rudder and multiple wing devices - made in Seattle as well, though the engines were British (Rollers on a Boeing 747.400 series) Would that count?
Vr (rotate) was about 182 knots(tyre limited- 210 mph)
Henry, my colleague here, has had 175 mph on his Suzuki engined Harris.
Dave M
Vr (rotate) was about 182 knots(tyre limited- 210 mph)
Henry, my colleague here, has had 175 mph on his Suzuki engined Harris.
Dave M
Hi James and all, I havent done over 200mph in a GT40 replica, but i got close in GTD's old Lola T70 mk3b in Germany once.
When I worked for GTD back in 1991 I think, I had to take the Lola over to do a Swedish Show in Gothenburg. It is a very amusing story but would take ages to type it all so im saving it for my memoirs! Though this extract is totally as it happened.
like i said earlier on my way to a show in Gothenburg. i had to drive 5 hours to harwich from Bournemouth. On a North sea crossing to Hamburg. Drive from Hamburg to Travemunde on the north German Coast and then another boat to Sweden. it was on the German Leg from Hamburg that my ordeal happened.
I was late arriving in Hamburg as the weather delayed the boat by four hours or more. But I still had five hours to get to Travemunde. Its about 200 miles i think. Mostly three to five lane Autobahn. Now you can knock the Germans for many things, but the Roads are always in good condition and fast. I pushed up to 140 in the Lola no problem, stable, Fun. Long straights and Long slow bends. hardly any traffic. Great. Then i had an idea pop into my head. The lola had taller tyres on than a Forty. The engine was Ray Christophers old race car lump and a pretty sound unit. Now I thought that the top speed should be around 170 and wanted to know what that was like.
After a few up to 150 then 160 i backed off. Then pushed up to 165. Every five miles per hour feels like 50 at that speed. I felt brave and the car felt good, time to face the music. I was slowly pushing up to and then beyond 170. Wow this is the first time for me. Huge adrenalin rush. I felt like a dog on heat. Brave and cocky at the same time. I topped 175 then 180. I was amazed and when i saw the sign saying Travemunde 30 klicks away, I thought I wanted to push some more. So I came off the Autobahn and headed back the way i came for another go!
Id just got on the straight where Id achieved 180 and thought its now or never. The car felt good and solid. The lola being more down force dynamic than a forty, helped keep me on the track, I mean road! I took the mean lady to 185 then 187 and just as I was about to put the pedal right down, i noticed a long slip road tree lined, just the type German police hide in. Sure enough they were there. After I very hard brake session, but controlled, I slowed to 135 real quick! They came out pulled along side me at 110mph! They were nosing forward looking for a race! I kinda smiled and pulled off a the next services. Looking for a strong coffee!
They came in and after a few German sear words, the driver said what the ***** that? i told him, he asked to sit in it, told me I can sit in his Porsche, but dont touch the MP5 machine gun in the door pocket! He said how fast does this car go. I said how fast does your Porsche go, he replied 172mph. Impressed I declined to tell him I just touch 187 on his patch. After much laughing, I had a boat to catch. Sweden was another story!!!
Mark Sibley
When I worked for GTD back in 1991 I think, I had to take the Lola over to do a Swedish Show in Gothenburg. It is a very amusing story but would take ages to type it all so im saving it for my memoirs! Though this extract is totally as it happened.
like i said earlier on my way to a show in Gothenburg. i had to drive 5 hours to harwich from Bournemouth. On a North sea crossing to Hamburg. Drive from Hamburg to Travemunde on the north German Coast and then another boat to Sweden. it was on the German Leg from Hamburg that my ordeal happened.
I was late arriving in Hamburg as the weather delayed the boat by four hours or more. But I still had five hours to get to Travemunde. Its about 200 miles i think. Mostly three to five lane Autobahn. Now you can knock the Germans for many things, but the Roads are always in good condition and fast. I pushed up to 140 in the Lola no problem, stable, Fun. Long straights and Long slow bends. hardly any traffic. Great. Then i had an idea pop into my head. The lola had taller tyres on than a Forty. The engine was Ray Christophers old race car lump and a pretty sound unit. Now I thought that the top speed should be around 170 and wanted to know what that was like.
After a few up to 150 then 160 i backed off. Then pushed up to 165. Every five miles per hour feels like 50 at that speed. I felt brave and the car felt good, time to face the music. I was slowly pushing up to and then beyond 170. Wow this is the first time for me. Huge adrenalin rush. I felt like a dog on heat. Brave and cocky at the same time. I topped 175 then 180. I was amazed and when i saw the sign saying Travemunde 30 klicks away, I thought I wanted to push some more. So I came off the Autobahn and headed back the way i came for another go!
Id just got on the straight where Id achieved 180 and thought its now or never. The car felt good and solid. The lola being more down force dynamic than a forty, helped keep me on the track, I mean road! I took the mean lady to 185 then 187 and just as I was about to put the pedal right down, i noticed a long slip road tree lined, just the type German police hide in. Sure enough they were there. After I very hard brake session, but controlled, I slowed to 135 real quick! They came out pulled along side me at 110mph! They were nosing forward looking for a race! I kinda smiled and pulled off a the next services. Looking for a strong coffee!
They came in and after a few German sear words, the driver said what the ***** that? i told him, he asked to sit in it, told me I can sit in his Porsche, but dont touch the MP5 machine gun in the door pocket! He said how fast does this car go. I said how fast does your Porsche go, he replied 172mph. Impressed I declined to tell him I just touch 187 on his patch. After much laughing, I had a boat to catch. Sweden was another story!!!
Mark Sibley
I believe a few people that live in the Northern Territory (in Australia) will be testing their GT40 replica's on the highways there, which DO NOT have any speed limit whatsoever
. That being said, someone died in an organized cannon-ball-run driving an F50 a few years back
, so the roads aren't autobahn safe.....still, I might try it one day.
Bill.
Bill.
A Lola at the recent LeMans classic touched 210 on the Mulsanne and before Indianoplis before crashing out. I've not driven mine that fast but it does seem planted.
It sounds like you had a great ride! Lola's are very beautiful as well. I'm strengthing my tub as it's beginning to flex a bit at the front suspention mounting points. Road use takes it's toll...
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It sounds like you had a great ride! Lola's are very beautiful as well. I'm strengthing my tub as it's beginning to flex a bit at the front suspention mounting points. Road use takes it's toll...
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Never gone above an indicated 155 mph with the 265 50 VR 15 rear tyres so speedo should have been accurate enough. Thats a football pitch in about a second, so it was fast enough for me!
Malcolm
PS I ain't saying where I did that speed!
Malcolm
PS I ain't saying where I did that speed!
Howard Jones
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I once at the age of 13 built a downhill coaster out of a stingray bike. I took out all the gearing and put some pegs on the back axle along with some 10 speed handle bars. Sort of a boys roadrace bike. The problem was the brakes. They were off of a ten speed. Now if you put ten speed brakes 27" wheels on a stinkray 23" wheels.... well anyway the biggest hill in Hayward Calif is Cal state and about half way down the brakes were burnt to mush. Felt like 200!!!! and I still love speed!!!!
