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American company Hinson Motorsports attempted to break its own record for the standing mile in a Corvette last weekend at the Texas Mile.
FYI, that record was 224mph. They tried to go for a 230+mph run when something went horribly wrong. Their modified Corvette - packing a faintly ludicrous 1,738bhp - got airborne into its record-breaking attempt and came to a rest. Violently.
Using whatever luck was left in the universe, the driver managed to walk away unharmed, still unsure how he flipped dramatically. Watch the video below and then ask yourselves... how?
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notthest1g commented on this article
at 01:27 pm on 30 March 2011
How? Simple. Without the proper aero package soon enough cars just become wings. Anybody that has watched NASCAR knows this. C'mon guys you're making the rest of us Americans look bad. All money and no brains.
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Scotsman-man commented on this article
at 01:31 pm on 30 March 2011
And that man's name, was Chuck Norris
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95XL commented on this article
at 01:35 pm on 30 March 2011
We knews it would go right quick but we ain't think it would turn into no air o plane. Perhaps on the next try they'll think about adding proper downforce to work with that 1700 hp.
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DieselDaze commented on this article
at 02:01 pm on 30 March 2011
That looked like some kind of mechanical failure. The fact that they showed the shredded wheel, rim and tire make me think that the wheel fractured and let loose.
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wings18 commented on this article
at 02:06 pm on 30 March 2011
Begs the question - why bother when a Veyron SS can already do 267.91mph?
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