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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
I've actually met the owner of the record-breaking car a couple times (co-owner of the company my wife used to be a distributor for).
Supposedly, he has a Valkyrie on order, along with 2 Regeras & an option on a Pagani.

To go along with the lowly McLaren 650S Spider.
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 04:09 PM
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I've seen the 650S & he's in the videos from the record runs.
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 06:00 PM
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Christian recently said the Agera RS should be capable of 300mph with some tweaks. He said it's not a priority for them because there's a lot of things they can't control, but they'd be willing to let a driver attempt it. You should ask the owner if he's up for it.
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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 06:56 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2018 | 09:19 AM
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Old Jan 23, 2018 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
Christian recently said the Agera RS should be capable of 300mph with some tweaks. He said it's not a priority for them because there's a lot of things they can't control, but they'd be willing to let a driver attempt it. You should ask the owner if he's up for it.
Well, she doesn't work with them anymore, so doubtful I'll ever have a chance to chat with him again.

Also, IIRC, they hit the limiter on the our-run (slightly downhill with a light tailwind). So, would take some re-gearing.
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Old Jan 24, 2018 | 06:50 AM
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Old Jan 25, 2018 | 07:28 PM
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Old Jan 26, 2018 | 07:52 PM
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Old Jan 26, 2018 | 08:28 PM
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More pics of this stunner in the model's thread in Automotive News...
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Old Feb 2, 2018 | 10:52 AM
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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nanxun

I guess the point here is that Senna never drove a car for its looks...this car is hideous, like a '90s concept car.
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 06:20 PM
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That's as good as it's looked so far. The performance is apparently unreal, though; only 1 second on its street tires, behind a P1 GTR.
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