Hoovey689

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Watch a Hennessey Ford GT set a new standing mile world record

Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/henne...photo-4917845/

It was a big weekend for Sean Kennedy, Mark Heidaker and the team at Hennessey. The trio managed to walk straight past the previous world record for the standing mile with a top speed of 257.7 mph. Kennedy took the wheel of Heidaker's Hennessey-prepped Ford GT for the feat. The vehicle used to be both twin-turbocharged and supercharged before Heidaker decided he needed a little more thrust. Hennessey then ditched the supercharger for a more efficient twin-turbo setup. The work seems to have paid off. Putting down that sort of speed in the span of a standing mile is nothing short of amazing, and the engineering behind the machine deserves all sorts of respect.

Of course, commanding the roided-out GT to do your bidding is also plenty impressive.

VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=-DcO8jg9qUE

Source and Video:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/26/w...-world-record/

adamls2

Pretty amazing!! It sounded amazing too The wrap on this car is absolutely crazy too!!

VIPG35

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Holy crap 257 mph i wonder what it feels like.

bitkahuna

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lol'ed at 'roided-out GT'

amazing...