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A January, 2020 article on Ferrari Chat provided an insight into the current status of super car owners need for speed. The highly desirable 200 mph often becomes only an unobtainable dream. A stretch of flat surface long enough to safely and physically attain the benchmark is rare. Sure Hollywood movies have everyone thinking you can go out on some desert highway and find the perfect stretch of road. Or the myth that the USA version of the German Autobahn exist somewhere in Montana on I90. Apparently the best place is at NASA's space shuttle landing strip in Florida. Flat, clean, and at sea level (the best elevation so one can obtain the highest horsepower from the engine).
Most of us on the SAOCA site recognize that Sunbeam produced the 1000 (aka "the Slug") that broke the land speed record in 1927 (a Schylling model below). The speed of 203.792 Miles Per Hour was like out of science fiction for most that were driving under 50 mph at the time. The first super car with approximately 900 hp.
Note: the SAOCA calendar proudly hanging in the background - thanks to all involved with producing the 2020 calendar.
My question here: What is the highest speed your Sunbeam or any Sunbeam you know has attained?
I know our speedometers are not the best. When my gauge showed 102 mph in my Harrington Le Mans on the straight at Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington I was dubious of the accuracy. Or the 126 mph my Tiger showed one Sunday morning on the country highway near my home. So share your own observation or what you believe to be true from an article or some glorious myth with your local car club. If you have a time slip from the Bonneville salt flats even better.
Now off to the shop to work on #41 Sebring race car.
Most of us on the SAOCA site recognize that Sunbeam produced the 1000 (aka "the Slug") that broke the land speed record in 1927 (a Schylling model below). The speed of 203.792 Miles Per Hour was like out of science fiction for most that were driving under 50 mph at the time. The first super car with approximately 900 hp.
Note: the SAOCA calendar proudly hanging in the background - thanks to all involved with producing the 2020 calendar.
My question here: What is the highest speed your Sunbeam or any Sunbeam you know has attained?
I know our speedometers are not the best. When my gauge showed 102 mph in my Harrington Le Mans on the straight at Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington I was dubious of the accuracy. Or the 126 mph my Tiger showed one Sunday morning on the country highway near my home. So share your own observation or what you believe to be true from an article or some glorious myth with your local car club. If you have a time slip from the Bonneville salt flats even better.
Now off to the shop to work on #41 Sebring race car.
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