Underground Racing built this Twin Turbo Gallardo to go one mile racing. It was making just shy of 2000rwhp. At the Texas Mile, on October 23rd, 2010, they were attempting to set a new record. The driver went through the traps at just under 240mph. When he pulled the chute, the back of the car got loose causing the car to exit the track to the right. The car then went over a berm, causing it to go air born. Due to the extensive safety equipment, and a lot of luck, the driver walked away from this crash.
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This year, as you almost certainly know, marked the 60th anniversary of the 12 Hours of Sebring. One look at pit lane and the history of the race’s overall winners shows how important this event has been to sports-car racing. It was also the first round of sports-car racing’s first world championship in 10 years. For me, in my eighth year in GT competition in the American Le Mans Series and my second year with Corvette Racing, Sebring was an important start to the year  … More
Imagine hitting 257 miles per hour…in one mile.
That’s the new event record for a standing mile set over the weekend by Sean Kennedy of Katy, Texas, at the Texas Mile event in Beeville, behind the wheel of a modified 2006 Ford GT. The current Guinness Book-recognized mark is 223 mph, also set by an ’06 GT.
Sporting a twin-turbocharged setup  … More