Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 458 speed at 1 mile from standing start

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

If it was still accelerating at the end of the mile, nothing to worry
about. Even the Veyron takes space (and a lot of it) to get to Vmax.

On 12/28/10, dale sailors <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
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>          AUTOMOBILE magazine had an article on the Texas Mile time trials at
> Goliad, Texas. An ITALIA 458 only achieved about 173 MPH at the end of a
> standing mile.
> Launch control was allegedly used fior the start. Why so far from the tested
> top speed claimed by the factory? High altitude wasn't a factor at Goliad in
> East Texas. The date wasn't quoted but high temperatures shouldn't have
> caused that big a drop? Does relative tall gearing require a longer roll out
> distance to achieve maximum speed?
>          Ciao
>          Dale
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