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03-26-2012, 07:34 AM
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It was a big weekend for Sean Kennedy, Mark Heidaker and the team at Hennessey (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hennessey). The trio managed to walk straight past the previous world record for the standing mile with a top speed of 257.7 mph. Kennedy took the wheel of Heidaker's Hennessey-prepped Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford gt) for the feat. The vehicle used to be both twin-turbocharged and supercharged before Heidaker decided he needed a little more thrust. Hennessey then ditched the supercharger for a more efficient twin-turbo setup. The work seems to have paid off. Putting down that sort of speed in the span of a standing mile is nothing short of amazing, and the engineering behind the machine deserves all sorts of respect.
Of course, commanding the roided-out GT to do your bidding is also plenty impressive.
Tucked beneath that wild wrap is a white GT with a blue stripe, one of our favorite color combinations on this iconic shape. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/03/26/watch-a-hennessey-ford-gt-set-a-new-standing-mile-world-record/#continued) to see the run from inside the cockpit.Continue reading Watch a Hennessey Ford GT set a new standing mile world record (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/26/watch-a-hennessey-ford-gt-set-a-new-standing-mile-world-record/)
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It was a big weekend for Sean Kennedy, Mark Heidaker and the team at Hennessey (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hennessey). The trio managed to walk straight past the previous world record for the standing mile with a top speed of 257.7 mph. Kennedy took the wheel of Heidaker's Hennessey-prepped Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford gt) for the feat. The vehicle used to be both twin-turbocharged and supercharged before Heidaker decided he needed a little more thrust. Hennessey then ditched the supercharger for a more efficient twin-turbo setup. The work seems to have paid off. Putting down that sort of speed in the span of a standing mile is nothing short of amazing, and the engineering behind the machine deserves all sorts of respect.
Of course, commanding the roided-out GT to do your bidding is also plenty impressive.
Tucked beneath that wild wrap is a white GT with a blue stripe, one of our favorite color combinations on this iconic shape. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/03/26/watch-a-hennessey-ford-gt-set-a-new-standing-mile-world-record/#continued) to see the run from inside the cockpit.Continue reading Watch a Hennessey Ford GT set a new standing mile world record (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/26/watch-a-hennessey-ford-gt-set-a-new-standing-mile-world-record/)
Watch a Hennessey Ford GT set a new standing mile world record (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/26/watch-a-hennessey-ford-gt-set-a-new-standing-mile-world-record/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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