http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/11-21-07page-Lamborghini-LP640-at-219mph.htm Watch the fly by footage at 219MPH towards the end. It's amazing.
And if you are impressed by someone doing this on a public road you need to re-examine your thoughts. If someone pulls onto the roadway while doing this where is he going to go? Either way, someone is going to die. I had a ride with an Indy driver at over 140 mph on 75 North in Richardson, Texas in traffic and felt I had to tell him to slow it down. He said, "I make my living at over 190 mph all the time, relax". I had to respond, "yes you do, but the others on this road do not".. He slowed down and apologized. High speed runs in a controlled environment are one thing. One at over 200 mph at night on an open public roadway....absurd. These guys deserve no acceptance for their actions and certainly no admiration for putting others in danger. If they want to risk their own lives, go ahead. Putting someone else in danger, stupid. But these are just my thoughts, and what do I know about any kind of high speeds?????
I know, but I have never responded to it before. With as many times as it pops up, I felt driven to let it be known how stupid I think the whole idea really is........
Well, I was going to post a long reply... But I decided not to. All I am going to say is that I hope you follow the speed limit EVERY TIME. And drive a Hybrid since there is no use for high performance cars. What that guy did was stupid, but its not like he did it when there was traffic. I think people who drive while talking on the cell phone on highway 101, while traffic is heavy, much more dangerous than this guy. Or the guy who gets into the car while drunk, or even just little buzzed much more dangerous.
It's the 202, its pretty much the local autobahn and people know not to pull out infront of other cars.
Is it a public roadway? Do other cars operate on it? Has it been blocked off to allow something like this? If the first two are yes and the third is no, it is still very irresponsible. Have you checked the closing rate at 219 mph? It is 321.2 feet per second or a little over 107 yards per second. If someone pulls up slow or out in front of you and you are closing at 107 yards per second, can you avoid them? Can they avoid you? I also noticed going around a curve at over 200 mph. The Lambo is not an F1 car or even a Nascar vehicle. Was the driver of the Lambo a skilled, experienced professional? I knew some would flame me about this since speed seems to mesmerize many and many stand in awe of someone who can drive a car at speeds such as this. That is okay, I have my flame retardant firesuit on. I have owned one since running my old fuel altered. You do not know me but for those who do, they know of my past experiences and what professions I have participated in in the past. I have had my share of high speed, competition and close calls. I do not agree with totally irresponsible use of speed. I have been at high speed behind the wheel of McLaren F1's, F50's, Enzo, Fuel altered drag race cars and plenty of others. I raced professional motocross for Kawasaki and have ridden road race Suzuki and Kawasaki bikes. You can believe it is okay but I do not agree with glorifying those who recklessly commit these acts. I had one of my customers run in the Gumball and published the photo of his dash hitting over 200 mph on the highway across Arizona. Did I tell him he was nuts? Absolutely but that is the Gumball and it is done. One was killed in the last Gumball from this. But you know, it is kind of expected that something like this will happen when these events take place. Enough said, test for top speed at a safe location and I will stand behind you and back you up for your attempts. Do it on a public roadway without it being blocked off and I will oppose what you do. BTW, no I do not always drive the speed limit or under. But, very rarely am I more than 10 mph over it, anywhere. I just remember there is no speed limit on the track and I have taken advantage of that on many occasions. BTW, F40, I linked this to your reply but it is actually aimed at Akira, not you. Sorry if it appears I am coming off on you.
Is it a public roadway? Do other cars operate on it? Has it been blocked off to allow something like this? If the first two are yes and the third is no, it is still very irresponsible. Have you checked the closing rate at 219 mph? It is 321.2 feet per second or a little over 107 yards per second. If someone pulls up slow or out in front of you and you are closing at 107 yards per second, can you avoid them? Can they avoid you? I also noticed going around a curve at over 200 mph. The Lambo is not an F1 car or even a Nascar vehicle. Was the driver of the Lambo a skilled, experienced professional? I knew some would flame me about this since speed seems to mesmerize many and many stand in awe of someone who can drive a car at speeds such as this. That is okay, I have my flame retardant firesuit on. I have owned one since running my old fuel altered. You do not know me but for those who do, they know of my past experiences and what professions I have participated in in the past. I have had my share of high speed, competition and close calls. I do not agree with totally irresponsible use of speed. I have been at high speed behind the wheel of McLaren F1's, F50's, Enzo, Fuel altered drag race cars and plenty of others. I raced professional motocross for Kawasaki and have ridden road race Suzuki and Kawasaki bikes. You can believe it is okay but I do not agree with glorifying those who recklessly commit these acts. I had one of my customers run in the Gumball and published the photo of his dash hitting over 200 mph on the highway across Arizona. Did I tell him he was nuts? Absolutely but that is the Gumball and it is done. One was killed in the last Gumball from this. But you know, it is kind of expected that something like this will happen when these events take place. Enough said, test for top speed at a safe location and I will stand behind you and back you up for your attempts. Do it on a public roadway without it being blocked off and I will oppose what you do. BTW, no I do not always drive the speed limit or under. But, very rarely am I more than 10 mph over it, anywhere. I just remember there is no speed limit on the track and I have taken advantage of that on many occasions.
I can't help but think of the guy killed at an F3 race in England when a car's engine block broke from the car and killed him - even closed circuits racing, you are putting other competitors, and spectators at risk. Anytime, in anything, you push near the limits, people can die - and not always the person who pushed too far.
Precisely. But if I am the one behind the wheel in competition on a track I know the possibilities. Mechanical failures happen and cause adverse reactions. On a track there is a narrower chance of something happening but it will. But, it is done on a course designed for racing purposes with at least some sort of control and safety in place.
Wasn't mechanical failure, driver wrecked it, tires, motor, just discentigrated. Driver landed over the fencing in the middle shards of the car and lived, specator's weren't so fortunate. If it weren't for the widow's support, he'd of never gotten in a race car again from being so shaken up. I think one of the reasons less accidents occur at tracks - is track driving makes up only a small % of all driving. Most tracks do ahve the advantage of putting all the cars moving the same way, spectators farther back, and farther tree lines than most public roads, but aside from that, life is such a thin thread easily cut.
Driver error can certainly play a huge part too. And this happened on a race track. Probably at much slower speeds than the Lambo was doing. Things happen on race tracks but the drivers go there knowing what they are subjecting themselves to. And they know that, for the most part, the other drivers are out there doing their best to keep all their tires on the road and the car rightside up by not doing something stupid. A regular driver on the public roadway would never suspect that some clown would be approaching them at over 200 mph. And he would never see what hit him. Closure at 107 yards per second. Blink your eyes and it goes from being too far away to be seen at night as anything more than a couple of specks of light to impacting your car.
