[TK-421]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

Stupid dangerous car, VW spent hundreds of millions developing the Veyron so that it could safely achieve these kind of speeds, they had special tyres developed, spent a shit load of time in a windtunnel sorting out the aero package and here you have some numpty banging twin turbos on a Gallardo and going faster, I for sure know which car I would feel safer at high speed in.

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[Italteen3]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

Stupid dangerous car, VW spent hundreds of millions developing the Veyron so that it could safely achieve these kind of speeds, they had special tyres developed, spent a shit load of time in a windtunnel sorting out the aero package and here you have some numpty banging twin turbos on a Gallardo and going faster, I for sure know which car I would feel safer at high speed in.

Accepted risk. You buy something like that you should have the brains to know that something can go wrong. That's the whole thrill of the car and racing/trying to set records like that. It's dangerous and you are on the edge. You can take your dull sounding Veyron SS and I will take a UR Gallardo TT that sounds like sex .

[MikeyV]

Originally Posted by Italteen3

Accepted risk. You buy something like that you should have the brains to know that something can go wrong. That's the whole thrill of the car and racing/trying to set records like that. It's dangerous and you are on the edge. You can take your dull sounding Veyron SS and I will take a UR Gallardo TT that sounds like sex .

I've heard a Veyron at speed and it sure as hell impressed the crap out of me, no other noise like it. You may like living on the edge but i'd rather buy a car built specifically for those kind of speeds rather than something lashed up in a garage, if you want to go with a tunner product then it would only be some like Brabus, Ruf or 9ff that I would trust to do a decent engineering job.

[Bakeme521]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

I've heard a Veyron at speed and it sure as hell impressed the crap out of me, no other noise like it. You may like living on the edge but i'd rather buy a car built specifically for those kind of speeds rather than something lashed up in a garage, if you want to go with a tunner product then it would only be some like Brabus, Ruf or 9ff that I would trust to do a decent engineering job.

Underground racing is a pretty legit shop, I wouldn't say they just "lashed" up that car. I guarantee you ALOT of engineering went in to making that car go that fast. Yes, the car aerodynamically was not designed to go that fast but I am sure they took the type of tires into consideration.

But anyways, you think 250.1 is crazy, check out this ford GT that did it in 266

http://jalopnik.com/5524786/heffner-...ng-mile-record

[Chenry135]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

I've heard a Veyron at speed and it sure as hell impressed the crap out of me, no other noise like it. You may like living on the edge but i'd rather buy a car built specifically for those kind of speeds rather than something lashed up in a garage, if you want to go with a tunner product then it would only be some like Brabus, Ruf or 9ff that I would trust to do a decent engineering job.

They are a legit shop, they even offer a three year warranty on their work pending your use of Mobil 1 full synthetic oil...

[EmmettBrown]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

Stupid dangerous car, VW spent hundreds of millions developing the Veyron so that it could safely achieve these kind of speeds, they had special tyres developed, spent a shit load of time in a windtunnel sorting out the aero package and here you have some numpty banging twin turbos on a Gallardo and going faster, I for sure know which car I would feel safer at high speed in.

while i can see why people may think your opinion is stupid, i agree with what you think in a way.

would i mind having an underground TT gallardo? absolutely not. who wouldn't?

but if i had the money to buy a veyron, i would get that instead. it wont be the fastest but hey 253mph is plenty fast for me and as you said - it was built for it. one of the sales advisors at symbolic in la jolla told me that the car at 190mph-200 feels smooth as butter (from his experience).

[MikeyV]

Originally Posted by Bakeme521

Underground racing is a pretty legit shop, I wouldn't say they just "lashed" up that car. I guarantee you ALOT of engineering went in to making that car go that fast. Yes, the car aerodynamically was not designed to go that fast but I am sure they took the type of tires into consideration.

But anyways, you think 250.1 is crazy, check out this ford GT that did it in 266

They may be a legit shop but do you think they have the same engineering resource as Ruf or Brabus?

I don't think 250 mph is crazy if you're doing it in a car built for it, I do think 250 or higher in a modified car like the this is nuts.

[Italteen3]

Originally Posted by EmmettBrown

while i can see why people may think your opinion is stupid, i agree with what you think in a way.

would i mind having an underground TT gallardo? absolutely not. who wouldn't?

but if i had the money to buy a veyron, i would get that instead. it wont be the fastest but hey 253mph is plenty fast for me and as you said - it was built for it. one of the sales advisors at symbolic in la jolla told me that the car at 190mph-200 feels smooth as butter (from his experience).

I guess it's different strokes for different folks. I'd still take the TT Gallardo. Just a quicker overall car, plus I'd never get anywhere near top speed in the car. I admire what VW & Bugatti did but the car doesn't get my balls tingling enough, SS or not. With all the money I save after not buying the Veyron I can invest/save it.

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

They may be a legit shop but do you think they have the same engineering resource as Ruf or Brabus?

I don't think 250 mph is crazy if you're doing it in a car built for it, I do think 250 or higher in a modified car like the this is nuts.

It still made the run and is still running fine afterwards. Looks like a success to me. I'd consider it if I had the means.

[MikeyV]

But would it be able to do it day after day, week in week out, the Veyron could, I doubt that Callardo could.

[pikemike420]

Originally Posted by MikeyV

But would it be able to do it day after day, week in week out, the Veyron could, I doubt that Callardo could.

Correct. That is the difference between $200,000 and $1,300,000.

I would be more than happy though to destroy the Veyron in a TT Gallardo over and over and over to 180mph.

IMO The Lambo is a better looking car, but the Veyron serves a completely different purpose.

[Bols]

damn that is crazy right there

it sounds more like a jetfighter lol

[pikemike420]

Texas Mile starts today....

Lets see how she does.

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by pikemike420

Texas Mile starts today....

Lets see how she does.

any way to get updates/follow it?

[bdkevoIX]

Originally Posted by Chenry135

They are a legit shop, they even offer a three year warranty on their work pending your use of Mobil 1 full synthetic oil...

Funny comment,

now what does this "warranty" include?

I bet it's ONLY the hardware that they installed. No one with their right mind will warranty a motor after turbo conversion. And this applies to built motors as well.

[graider]

i wonder who the hell would need 2000hp. how the tires going to handle this power?

what next, 4000hp?

[BMW_TT]

This car should be running at the Texas Mile this weekend.

[Digital_Synapse]

I registered too late this year.

[BMW_TT]

Lambo crashed

[Schn3ll]

Such a shame to lose this car... glad the driver made it out ok.

http://jalopnik.com/5671969/twin-tur...-at-texas-mile

[Nikolas]

Thankful for the driver! Whoever set up that roll cage deserves a huge pat on the back!

[CollinsE90]

i think this guy lives in knoxville, their is a orange lambo who has done the texas mile here in ktown