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Anything that can top out above 200 mph is a pretty fast car, but one that can do it from a standing start within a mile is an insanely fast car. This twin-turbo Ford GT modified by Jason Heffner of Heffner's Performance not only does that, but exceeds 222 mph at the one-mile mark. This thankfully wasn't done on public roads, but at the Goliad Industrial Air Park during the bi-annual Texas Mile event.
The driver makes a total of four runs, starting with a 215-mph pass followed up by a 222.2-mph run. The third attempt doesn't go so well as the tires are overwhelmed by the car's torque and it goes off course into the dirt, but the fourth run is a success, and the 222 mph mark is reached again. Follow the jump to see this display of massive horsepower run amok.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
SPG @ Nov 21st 2007 8:39PM
Wow, I can't say as I have ever gone nearly that fast in any vehicle and for that I can only imagine the feeling.
It's also nice to see that a retro statement of a car is not only factory fast but can be tuned to insane degrees.
paul34 @ Nov 21st 2007 8:54PM
Oh man that was awesome. And so is the Heffner GT.
However, and I didn't want to mention this, but I hope those foolish commenters who inevitably come in here and say things like "omg buggati u r pwned lolz!!11one" won't do so this time.
The third run is evidence of why such a thing cannot be said.
John P @ Nov 21st 2007 9:15PM
Watching the driver, he made it look as easy. That's an awesome car no matter you put it.
Bryan @ Nov 21st 2007 9:15PM
Very nice. I have only been to 114 mph. Thats almost double! Can't imagine!
Russell @ Nov 21st 2007 9:24PM
Lingenfelter Corvette Z06 TT did 226mph in a mile, look it up on youtube.
rooster @ Nov 21st 2007 9:54PM
Road and Track recently did some high speed testing, with several cars topping 200 MPH, the TT 'Vette included. The fastest at one mile was a wicked Viper, at 220.9.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/download/0-200_Data.pdf.pdf
Russell @ Nov 21st 2007 11:59PM
No, the one on R&T was a regular TT Corvette with 880HP.
The Z06 one has about 1030HP and did 226mph in a mile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6msows8d0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYdcIuB2vz8
Sean Morris @ Nov 21st 2007 9:38PM
A Toyota Supra did 228 mph at the same event.
http://gtrusa.blogspot.com/search?q=supra+mile
Aaron B Brown @ Nov 21st 2007 9:55PM
How impressive, a purpose built vehicle that hardly resembles a production Mustang at all underneath the skin,
http://www.heffnersperformance.com/fordgt850turbopackage.htm
and what did it take, 1000 hp or more to push that wedge up to 220?
Put that engine in something that's even moderately aerodynamic with all-wheel-drive under 2600 pounds, and you'll get 240 mph or 250 miles per out of it in the mile.
I can't wait till somebody hops up a Nissan GT-R production car, and they go faster with 650 hp, without endangering the life of the driver and almost wrecking the vehicle.
It's amazing, what a tremendous drag (literally and figuratively) the Ford Motor Company logo has become to the achievement of genuine performance these days.
Francis @ Nov 21st 2007 10:08PM
Did your mother have any kids that lived past the head dropping you received?
Honestly, are you that out there that you cannot tell the difference between a Ford GT and a GT Mustang?
I shudder to think what other great confusions you make in life.
D @ Nov 21st 2007 10:09PM
-1 for being retarded the Ford GT isnt a mustang. thanks for playing
marcus @ Nov 21st 2007 10:12PM
How impressive, a purpose built vehicle that hardly resembles a production Mustang at all underneath the skin
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but this was not a Mustang. It was the Ford GT. But I get your point.
Adam @ Nov 21st 2007 10:13PM
It's a Ford GT, not a Ford Mustang GT. The stock version of the car 205 with 550 horses. And I'm no aerodynamics engineer but the thing looks pretty sleek to me.
Alex @ Nov 21st 2007 10:24PM
Aaron, you fail.
Tagg @ Nov 21st 2007 10:45PM
Blow it out your rear!
Your condesending remarks and your extreme bias displays your ignorance after the "hopped up Mustang" comment. A Ford GT is twice the car of a Nissan GT-R and would carve it to shreds with a capable driver behind the wheel. It is a true icon and a work of art with a blood line any Nissan would dream of.
How was the drivers well being at risk and how would the GT-R solve that?
Just ANOTHER hater.
Aaron B Brown @ Nov 21st 2007 10:49PM
You guys are too easy :-)
caclark @ Nov 21st 2007 11:42PM
Looks like you've been pounded on this already...what would make you think that the Ford GT has anything to do with a Mustang? You need to do some reading and learn some history.
While you're at it, lookup Detomaso Pantera, another Ford Powered "supercar" from the muscle-car era.
Francis @ Nov 21st 2007 11:52PM
I fail to see how your sly ploy works. You blather on about how it is an unaerodynamic slab that NEEDS all that power then complain that it bears little resemblance to a factory mustang and then finally close with how something like a nissan GTR would solve this issue.
Where exactly did your ploy come in here and exactly how did it work?
I am fairly sure, just giving the two cars a back of the napkin engineering look over, that the Ford GT is probably lighter and has a lower cd value. I am not going to come out and say the factory chassis can sustain a higher lateral force load but the specifics of the designs do indicate that the GT should be capable of it.
As for standing miles times and speeds, the name of the game is purpose built engineering and I highly doubt you could place this GT-1000 next to a GTR and expect a close finish at the other end.
So if you don't mind, others here were interested in how best to blow money. And besides, your boss called; said something about the bridge and some goats so get back to it.
Mike @ Nov 22nd 2007 1:39AM
Let's even forget that you're too dumb to tell the difference between a Ford GT and a Ford Mustang GT and please tell me which of your coveted (based on all your Japanese-anything heralds and American-anything bashings in other posts) Japanese cars with AWD weighs in at 2600 lbs or less?
Please enlighten us to that one please. When you do, please tell us how an AWD car reacts to over 1,000 HP. If you think that it won't wheel spin and require driving talent, you're sadly mistaken.
For the love of God already, please stop bashing soley based on country of origin and give us some rational thought as to why you have to hate on things you don't really understand. Also, please take an AWD car to a track someday and try talking your smack to some of us racing Mustangs, Corvettes, Porsches, etc and when you get smacked down, tell us again how AWD made you such a hero.
cowboy bob @ Nov 22nd 2007 8:29PM
Jezzz Aron, these guys really piled on you. Hope you don't swallow a muzzle or something. 'yall come back now, your maw still thinks your cute! I'm just hork'n ya man, buck up, 'tant all THAT bad.