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Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Top Gear's James May drives the Bugatti Veyron 253 mph
« on: January 14, 2009, 12:49:36 AM »
http://www.flixxy.com/bugatti-veyron.htm

5.5 mile paved straight.  Hmmmm..

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Re: Top Gear's James May drives the Bugatti Veyron 253 mph
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2009, 01:38:40 AM »
http://www.flixxy.com/bugatti-veyron.htm

5.5 mile paved straight.  Hmmmm..

Mike


If you look up these coordinates via Google Earth you can see the Volkswagen Erha Proving Grounds where the Bugatti episode was filmed:

52°37'59.92"N
10°45'50.23"E

My work beings me into contact with some amazing cars and I had the opportunity to briefly drive the Bugatti Veyron a couple of years ago (sadly not to top speed or even close).  It is a truly amazing piece of engineering.  Imagine a 1000hp engine that will idle for an hour and then pull away clean at wide open throttle with no stumbling or overheating issues.

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