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

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Many years ago, Car & Driver used to use a 5 mile strip for

top speed runs.  Not all was acceleration, as they had to

bring the machines to a stop, plus leave some extra for

a safety margin.  They referred to their test site as "Mrs.

Orcutt's Driveway", as it was a private road.

 

I haven't subscribed in years, so I don't know if this piece

of asphalt is still what they use.  But the bottom line is that

1 mile is no where near enough to establish top speed.

FWIW, the ZR1 Corvette does about 178 in the mile, but

with an ultimate top speed somewhere a bit north of 210.

The Viper did 173 in a recent test.  It was still accelerating,

but top speed wasn't measured.

 

Hans.

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

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:
>
>
>
> Hello
>          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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