Lamborghini hits 240.64 mph in half mile to set new world record

[Haywood]

Sick!

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...w-world-record

If you ever wanted to know what 2,300 horsepower packed into a modern car can do, then take a gander at this video filmed at the Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack in Colorado Springs, Colorado over the weekend.

It features madman Gidi Chamdi setting a new world record for a standing half mile behind the wheel of a highly modified Lamborghini Gallardo prepared by the folks at Underground Racing.

Chamdi reached a speed of 240.64 mph, which is a new world record for a street-legal car. It’s also the first time anyone has cracked 240 mph in the event.

To put in perspective how batshit crazy this is, a 1,341-hp Koenigsegg One:1 needed 1.4 miles to reach the same speed. There’s so much power being put down in Chamdi’s car that you see him suffering wheelspin even after he's pulled away from the line.

Chamdi’s previous top speed for the standing half mile was 234.86 mph, which he set in August 2015. However, this was eclipsed by a 238.6 mph run managed by KC Howeth in an Underground Racing-prepped Lamborghini Huracán just a couple of months later. Both cars feature Underground Racing’s X package which uses twin-turbocharging to extract the massive power numbers.

[///Mongo]

Pretty awesome. I would like to know how much was spent modifying that car.

[lowside67]

I bet that car could pick up the better part of another 5mph by being lower and having an efficient front splitter setup. You can see how high the front end is while he's accelerating, the drag from a stock car at 200+mph is insane.

Mark

[dzvero]

That must be awesome experience driving the car with 240 mph !

[yousefnjr]

Dom is that you?

[HRE_Wheels]

So awesome. Wheels look great too

[JNoSol]

Damn, crazy G force.

[vladberca]

Some serious numbers out there! 👍

[BK MOTORSPORT]

[FC4]

Originally Posted by lowside67

I bet that car could pick up the better part of another 5mph by being lower and having an efficient front splitter setup. You can see how high the front end is while he's accelerating, the drag from a stock car at 200+mph is insane.

Mark

I bet you know better than Gidi and the entire UGR team, too.

[rantarM3]

I doubt that car is actually "street legal." I'd be very surpised if the car is catted - and meets emissions. Impressive nonetheless.

[GuidoK]

2300hp

[FC4]

Originally Posted by rantarM3

I doubt that car is actually "street legal." I'd be very surpised if the car is catted - and meets emissions. Impressive nonetheless.

Yeah, great point. It has tinted windows as well.

[HXS]

Originally Posted by yousefnjr

Dom is that you?

That was mini-Dom... including his voice

[clutchdj]

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[Haywood]

Do you think his chick who is half his age is in it for the money or does she truly love him?

[sygazelle]

Colorado Springs is 6,000+ elevation. I wonder if a sea level run would be faster or slower. More drag at sea level but more air for that bad boy to breathe.

[lowside67]

Originally Posted by FC4

I bet you know better than Gidi and the entire UGR team, too.

Uhh it's bone stock bodywork and appears to be stock ride height. You don't need to be a physicist with an aerodynamics major to appreciate that lower = less drag, and a splitter which cleans airflow under the car = less drag.

-Mark