Reagan Sieg in Canada on a Timbersled Snowbike – Slednecks 2014
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December in Wales, a slippery Walter’s Arena test stage, and 360hp of 911. Richard Tuthill’s creation is one of the great driving experiences.
Veyron vs LaFerrari drag race, filmed at Vmax200 EVOmax event on 20th September 2014. A standing start over just under 2 miles of runway.
Starting the only known street-legal, jet-engined Corvette is easy. Push the buttons on the console to turn on the igniters inside the Pratt & Whitney turbine (assuming you’ve put jet A fuel into the tank, although it will run on nearly anything that burns.) Engage the starter so the turbines begin spinning up to 30,000 rpm. Push in a T-handle that looks like a choke from a 1940s sedan, and once the engine’s at speed, turn the igniters off. Don’t worry — you’ll know when it’s running by the sound of a jet surrounding you.
The Jet Vette was the creation of Andy and Vince Granatelli, created in … More