Ford GT hits 200+ MPH on public road in Idaho


Apollo

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I came across this thread of Greg Silvey with a new GT going 206.3 mph in a closed road event. :cheers

[video=youtube;3Ct18uFtNkc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ct18uFtNkc[/video]
 
i don't know much about the event, but that's over a mile above sea level.
 
That's awesome. Beautiful country too!
 
Fun,,, Terry has become the master at digging up these GT videos !!
 
Love it. Can’t wait to become the local outlaw. Oh wait ....darn it! Just realized stormy beat me too it. Oh well


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Wonder why it says Ford GT80 under the finish banner at the end of the video?
 
The GT80 was a Yamaha minicycle back in the '70-80s. Maybe they are vintage motorcycle fans like me.

Ed
 
Cool. Was wondering the same thing about the GT80. Maybe the last 2 numbers of his VIN?
 
Maybe SteveA knows more since it was in Idaho?

Ed
 
Fun,,, Terry has become the master at digging up these GT videos !!

I'm so in love with this car, I think it's an addiction.
Hello, My name is Terry... :lol
 
Cool. Was wondering the same thing about the GT80. Maybe the last 2 numbers of his VIN?

That was my guess too.
 
If it hasn't been done sooner, I fully intend to run my GT to Vmax next spring on the Autobahns near me - on the assumption conditions allow and it's safely prepared to do so etc. I've done it in a number of my cars early on Sunday mornings and quite an experience, but obviously requires preparation and traffic to be on side at the time.
 
If it hasn't been done sooner, I fully intend to run my GT to Vmax next spring on the Autobahns near me - on the assumption conditions allow and it's safely prepared to do so etc. I've done it in a number of my cars early on Sunday mornings and quite an experience, but obviously requires preparation and traffic to be on side at the time.

Definitely looking forward to those Autobahn videos - that experience is on my bucket list!
 
If it hasn't been done sooner, I fully intend to run my GT to Vmax next spring on the Autobahns near me - on the assumption conditions allow and it's safely prepared to do so etc. I've done it in a number of my cars early on Sunday mornings and quite an experience, but obviously requires preparation and traffic to be on side at the time.
I have been getting lucky with the A81 between Wurzburg and Heilbronn.
 
i don't know much about the event, but that's over a mile above sea level.

Altitude kills N/A engines, but I have often wondered how super hi-tech (constant recalibration) forced induction fares cope with extreme altitudes.
 
This is the event where Edsel did 186 (I think) in his <1k mile '06 last year (year before? Time flies).
 
This is the event where Edsel did 186 (I think) in his <1k mile '06 last year (year before? Time flies).

Pretty sure it was last year.


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Yes guys, it was last year. I know because, ahem, I was there in my TT and was the fastest car of the event. Dang, but do I Rock!
 
some of the old cars have been known to go well over 200 on public roads but I believe this was in Mexico.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8xKCrOlcuc
 
Altitude kills N/A engines, but I have often wondered how super hi-tech (constant recalibration) forced induction fares cope with extreme altitudes.
Aircraft have use supercharged and turbocharged engines since the 1930's exactly for that reason--to compensate for loss of air density at altitude. In the GTs, the boost of the supercharger is being limited at sea level at full throttle and high RPM (the bypass valve is dumping excess boost), so at higher altitudes, it should still have enough boost to reach maximum power. Plus the air resistance is lower, so in theory you should be able to go even faster than at sea level. However, there are multiple factors involved, so you would need to test on a dyno or on the road to determine what altitude would cause boost not to reach maximum. Based on my experience with aircraft, I would expect that to be more than 10,000 feet, maybe much more.