550s do 218?

anyone with a tt every played seriously with one above 100 to well above 100?

 

Yes. KA was very stable at 185. Getting there was very effortless.

 

yes, you played with a 550?

 

Sorry, I wasn't referring to playing with a 550.

 

Adam, No way would KA hang with an R8 in a turn. Weight, height and center of gravity just won't go there. This is not to say KA would be slow. I do believe in the straights the R8 would have it's hands full.

Any rate, the R8 would never get a street legal license.

 

Chad that is fantastic, I cant imagine what it will be like, especially with the handling to match, amazing project and I hope it is finished soon!

 

Sorry Ben, you misunderstood my post I was referring to above 130mph the CGT would pull away from the R turbo by a larger margin-

I believe the 550 maranello will top out at 199mph, a few years ago(98 i believe) Mario Andretti drove it to top speed and was really impressed with its stability.

 

Time will definitely tell. With the new motor I hope I'm not disappointed. Kevin Buckler from The Racers Group has had her out. His comment was, she should be illegal for the street and the power was obscene.

 

Excellent,

all the best and happy new year

 

The 550 is the only car I've gotten to play with (in the CGT) at serious speeds and I was just wondering how hard they pull at those speeds since I thought I remembered them having a mean rep on the highway. This is the only gauge I have so far for the insanity of the CGT at speed relative to other cars.

 

Same to you and yours.

Good, bad or indifferent, I'll let everyone know how it goes as this latest effort is it for this car. I'll definitely keep the car. it's just I'll move on to another project.

 

chad, no way you're done with this thing after the latest work, are you? where's the fun in that? :-)

 

Ben the CGT will be in a different league to the 550,

I hope you are able to test the CGT at high speed soon, a Pcar at high speeds is incredible!(a CGT moreso i expect!)

We were in the deserts near borrego springs and there were some pretty incredible straight aways....

all the best
adam

 

yes, the CGT walked on the 550 like it wasn't even trying several times from several triple digit speed runs. the CGT has been to 180+ and i doubt i'm interested in much more. heck, i kinda doubt i'll even go near there again. but i will say it does seem to get even more stable the faster it goes and the pull just never slows all the way up.

 

ben,

Three quarters of the fun for me is building them. There simply isn't much more I can do with this car and still drive it on the street. As with most of my past projects, I retain them.