Ya know, i've owned a VHS copy of a video tape enitled: America's Fastest Cars. It was made by Road and Track, back in 1996. They used 5 stock American Cars,..and 5 of the exact same cars modified by proffesional tuners. Tuners like Doug Rippie Motorsports,Lingenfelter Engineering, Vortech Engineering,Saleen, and Hennessey performance. All vehicles were driven by one driver, the late great Phil Hill. These test were on a test track, were high speeds could be reached. I cam across the video on the web,...and I wanted to share it with everyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV_e5nbGIL0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbI2NiL80ig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ejwsXAkMJc


Watching it,....you gotta admit, makes you feel pretty good. Me personally, it makes me feel awesome. Remember, I watched this video,...back in 1996. So the cars in it,...are all dream cars to me. I was 18,...and driving a 13.2 mustang,... So all these cars in this video,..were all supercars to me. Every one of them.

Now, watching the video,..it's so impressive to compare the "SUPERCARS" i the video,....to the bone stock cars today. WHat a long way we have come!!!!!! We have stock C5's running 170-180's. Bone stock 09 ZR1's running 200+ Vipers going 190's. Z06's going 190's. People doing 200+++ in the standing mile. WOW. How can you not be imressed with what we have these days? I know it was possible to go FAST back in the day(sledgehammer or banksturbo firebird) but,....that wasn't the norm. Now it is.

I gotta say thanks to the manufactures for making this possible in recording timing. Pretty flipin cool.

Anyways,...hope you all enjoy.

 

Cool vid.