Have we talked about Koenigsegg's new speed record?

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a13301712/koenigsegg-agera-rs-speed-record/

277 mph in a production car is pretty incredible. Some might say top speed bragging rights are pointless but my inner 12 year old thinks it's cool.

Well, now I know where to start looking when I need to rent a road. 

In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :

Rent? Pretty sure a decent radar/laser detector and Waze would be almost as good. :-p

I saw that today.  The top speed was something north of 284. Just nuts.  

Fastest I've ever driven was 180. I don't think I can visualize going 100 mph faster. Geez, imagine it... there you are, flying along at a buck and a half or more and there goes a Svedish rocket with 3 digits of delta vee differential. 

Well, at least its nicer to look at than the previous record held by a cockroach.

I love how the driver coasts down a bit, then relaxes and starts to celebrate...at 198 mph!  

It boggles mind, these top speed records. I remember topfuel cresting 300mph and thinking it was the baddest motorsport ever. (Yes, there's land speed. But that's different to me. Still badass...but open lake bed vs. Asphalt). And now we've got 3 serious contenders to triple ton (Chiron, venom...something and agera r) that in theory, are production cars, factory stock, and street legal. 

I thought it was funny. Bugatti just made a huge deal of their record and Christian Von Koenigsegg basically just went "hold my beer and watch this E36 M3." Twice.

mazdeuce - Seth said:

Well, now I know where to start looking when I need to rent a road. 

There's nothing in Pahrump except contractors working at Creech and Nellis that don't want to live in Clark County and brothels.  Which, when you think about it, makes a lot of sense. 

But yea, it's a really straight piece of road which is well maintained. 

The0retical said:

mazdeuce - Seth said:

Well, now I know where to start looking when I need to rent a road. 

There's nothing in Pahrump except contractors working at Creech and Nellis that don't want to live in Clark County and brothels.  Which, when you think about it, makes a lot of sense. 

But yea, it's a really straight piece of road which is well maintained. 

Front Sight is there too, and it's a real blast!

pinchvalve said:

I love how the driver coasts down a bit, then relaxes and starts to celebrate...at 198 mph!  

Its funny how slow it looks when he slows to 180. 

The0retical said:

I thought it was funny. Bugatti just made a huge deal of their record and Christian Von Koenigsegg basically just went "hold my beer and watch this E36 M3." Twice.

And he did it with a customer car, bot even a ringer. 

I went and watched the incar on the big screen. When he put the hammer down at around 200, ye gods, was that... *wheelspin*? You can hear the rpm shoot up and down and I think I see the car shimmy just a bit. Aye yi yi yi