Ray Hofman sets new World Record.
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Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
boys - this man speaks the truth :thumbsup
and so does this man whose fighter jet i have flown before > http://www.youtube.com/user/FastFreddy488#p/f/34/0tQw9rnBZe8
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THamonGT
GT
John, Very well said, Let us not put SAFETY on the back burner behind TOP SPEED in the mile run competition. I want to keep my close friends safe and sound. As my wife says "the testosterone level gets way out of line when the GT Forum Group gets together on speed". Please keep it safe!. Tomy Hamon
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
i have those same memories too :thumbsup for me there has never been or never will be anykind of racing that has inspired me more than the Indy 500. back in 1994 right before the cart/irl split i watched Al Unser Jr. win the Indy 500 from the end of the pit row bleachers :bow that was when i went from being a spectator in the stands to a racer on the track :cool
but the Indy 500 racing i watched on tv as a kid back in the 70's and 80's was where it all started for me. i got my first motorcycle when i was 12 years old and rode the wheels off that thing every day after school. Evel Knievel was my hero. i had never experienced a freedom like that in my life ever and i don't ever want it to end either. so whatever you guys do make sure you don't kill yourself so you can live to ride another day :cheers
my favorite all time racers are AJ Foyt, Eddie Hill, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr.
now i know that 3 out of 4 of these guys have never raced Indy cars but nonetheless these men are what real racers are all about to me. you can take all the fans out of the stands and all the money out the winners circle and these guys are still gonna be spending every dollar they have to break the sound barrier :usa
sr71
GT Owner
A new record...haven't had this much fun since the "Driving my Ford GT to Cabo" thread!!! :thumbsup
17,000+
Over 17,000 hits in 5 days. No other FGT Forum thread has even come close to 1/2 that.
Chip
Over 17,000 hits in 5 days. No other FGT Forum thread has even come close to 1/2 that.
Chip
BlackICE
GT Owner
How about those south TX owners that often video their runs in Mexico, take a short trip to Juarez and video 10+ FGT running down the center of town. That would make the news!
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Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
^^^^^^
BlackICE - you got the wrong car and the wrong site. all those cars and wannabe racers are on the viper alley site :banana
BlackICE - you got the wrong car and the wrong site. all those cars and wannabe racers are on the viper alley site :banana
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
here is a video of the ultimate speed controversy > http://www.youtube.com/user/FastFreddy488#p/f/47/kWnDaMIgb5c
as far as i am concerned Stan Barrett and Hal Needham and the Budweiser rocket car from the USA were the first team ever to break the sound barrier :usa put that in your pipe and smoke it Andy Green and Richard Noble and Thrust SSC from Great Britain :banana
as far as i am concerned Stan Barrett and Hal Needham and the Budweiser rocket car from the USA were the first team ever to break the sound barrier :usa put that in your pipe and smoke it Andy Green and Richard Noble and Thrust SSC from Great Britain :banana
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Apollo
GT Owner
I did not know this one. Cool Freddy! Does this mean Red really is the fastest color?
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
Terry - what it means is that red was the first to break the sound barrier but black is the fastest color :cool i am man enough to give respect where respect is due :cheers watch this vid to see the world's fastest car > http://www.youtube.com/user/FastFreddy488#p/a/f/0/LKQ-xj5C2m8
even a black Ford GT40 won the 1966 Lemans when Enzo Ferrari got his butt kicked :biggrin
this was another race filled with controversy :driving:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
http://www.youtube.com/user/FastFreddy488#p/a/f/0/f4pkiw2H02I
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Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
Ya know, I thin' ol' Pockets would prefer to "drive" a car at 700+ mph (or 267 for that matter!) from the comfort and SAFETY of an easy chair using a RADIO CONTROL BOX as a 'middle man'. After all, that arrangement seems to work flawlessly for Predator pilots, does it not? ('Don't think we've lost even ONE of them yet.) 'Know what I'm sayin'? :willy:willy:willy
BlackICE
GT Owner
And that way you never have to leave your garage. Similar to many of your cars.
Apollo
GT Owner
I stand corrected.:lol Funny I remembered that Thrust car as being green, maybe because of the British racing green thing. Black it is.
I remember seeing the GT on display at SEMA that had crossed the finish line first at Le Mans, but because of where it had been further up on the starting line it was not awarded first place... I think that was the story.
I remember seeing the GT on display at SEMA that had crossed the finish line first at Le Mans, but because of where it had been further up on the starting line it was not awarded first place... I think that was the story.
The Maxton Mile has been around since 1997, the standing mile race at Sandhills Open Road Challenge since 2001. The Texas mile, as great as an event it is, did not begin until 2003.
Toolman,
Wow, this thread has been dead for 5 1/2 months but it's OK to bring it back for a bit. The Maxton Mile and the Sandhills Open Road Challenge do not allow cars like the Ford GT and most other Exotics (unless you're willing to cut them up installing roll cages, fuel cells, and a host of other mods) so I don't consider them to be the same type of event. For drivers like most of our Forum members driving fairly stock exotics, the Texas Mile is the oldest and most experienced entity conducting this type of event.
Chip
I should have looked at the date, sorry! Been some time since I visited here.
YEs, Texas has very very lenient safety standards as compared to Maxton. I would say SORC is in between, as you must have a roll bar to run the full mile there. But Vettes and GTs and other select vehicles are allowed to run the full mile without rollover protection, as the directors have deemed that certain cars have enough built in protection. But, even though I have a full cage, I will not run the Thiat SORC (only the half, where I will only see around 155), as the thin two lane blacktop is a little less forgiving than the wide runway at places like Goliad.
This Oct will be my first full mile run, and from the sounds of it, the Octobers Texas Mile is going to be very interesting!
YEs, Texas has very very lenient safety standards as compared to Maxton. I would say SORC is in between, as you must have a roll bar to run the full mile there. But Vettes and GTs and other select vehicles are allowed to run the full mile without rollover protection, as the directors have deemed that certain cars have enough built in protection. But, even though I have a full cage, I will not run the Thiat SORC (only the half, where I will only see around 155), as the thin two lane blacktop is a little less forgiving than the wide runway at places like Goliad.
This Oct will be my first full mile run, and from the sounds of it, the Octobers Texas Mile is going to be very interesting!
You will love the Texas Mile. Registration is only 5 days away and it fills up very quickly. Ray Hoffman will be lighting up the runway in his 2000+ HP Heffner Twin Turbo yellow GT and I expect amazing speeds. See you there!
Chip
Chip
FordGT4fun
Well-known member
:thumbsup:thumbsupCongratulation Ray and team for sharing this emotion with us, 2010 ist the year of the FGT speed records 2 records in less than 6 month just unbelievable, way to go , great job. At that frequency you will hit 300mph for X-Mas
regards
Pierre
regards
Pierre
tpraceman
THEE GT OWNER
Anyone know where the link to the video went?
The one I found has a song then the sound cuts off.
If it was intentional thats Ok just be nice to know so I dont spend time looking for it.
The one I found has a song then the sound cuts off.
If it was intentional thats Ok just be nice to know so I dont spend time looking for it.