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From the sounds of this there's two possible outcomes (assuming good faith): They run again and set somewhere >300mph. If they do that then it's reasonable to

From the sounds of this there's two possible outcomes (assuming good faith): They run again and set somewhere >300mph. If they do that then it's reasonable to say that the original run was legitimate. More likely they run again and they look very silly because all their calibration was screwed and their speeds are a long way off. There's always the third possibility - shenanigans. In which case they'll either pull more shenanigans or they'll just try and slink away. In the meantime it sounds like the record can be safely ignored.

MikeAmelung 6y ago
I don't know what the gearing looks like on this car, and I honestly don't care enough to look it up, but why do you and the article seem to think a car with 1750 (claimed) horsepower might be slower than one with 1160 (claimed) horsepower?
- gameswithgo 6y ago
  Just 3 general reasons this could be true: 1. some engines will heat soak and lose more power than others under extended load, which doing 300mph will take, and the tuatara is a smaller engine running a lot of boost, more likely to lose power over time compared to some of the other hypercars with larger engines or partial electric power boosts. 2. gearing 3. aerodynamics. not just drag but will the car become airborne/impossible to control, etc
- speedgoose 6y ago
  In the video you can guess that the engine power wasn't the limit at all. It was still accelerating super fast when reaching their top speed.
  - MikeAmelung 6y ago
    So that leaves us with two possible reasons the car couldn't have achieved the speed they're claiming. One, it wasn't actually geared to go that fast. Or two, the driver lifted because the car was unstable or he was afraid the tires were gonna explode or something. It seems unlikely that people capable of building a car like this would have released a claimed speed that their car was incapable of reaching due to gearing. Then again, I've seen a lot of stupid things in my time racing.
MrFoof 6y ago
>From the sounds of this there's two possible outcomes (assuming good faith): They run again and set somewhere >300mph. SSC has actually already agreed to run again. [1] [1] https://jalopnik.com/ssc-tuatara-will-re-run-top-speed-attempt-to-prove-the-1845537847 https://jalopnik.com/ssc-tuatara-will-re-run-top-speed-attem...
gameswithgo 6y ago
I kind of hope that team doesn't manage to go over 300mph. I'm sure they can manage to make enough power to do it, but I don't think they have the team that can go that fast at all safely.

MikeAmelung 6y ago

I don't know what the gearing looks like on this car, and I honestly don't care enough to look it up, but why do you and the article seem to think a car with 1750 (claimed) horsepower might be slower than one with 1160 (claimed) horsepower?

gameswithgo 6y ago
Just 3 general reasons this could be true: 1. some engines will heat soak and lose more power than others under extended load, which doing 300mph will take, and the tuatara is a smaller engine running a lot of boost, more likely to lose power over time compared to some of the other hypercars with larger engines or partial electric power boosts. 2. gearing 3. aerodynamics. not just drag but will the car become airborne/impossible to control, etc
speedgoose 6y ago
In the video you can guess that the engine power wasn't the limit at all. It was still accelerating super fast when reaching their top speed.
- MikeAmelung 6y ago
  So that leaves us with two possible reasons the car couldn't have achieved the speed they're claiming. One, it wasn't actually geared to go that fast. Or two, the driver lifted because the car was unstable or he was afraid the tires were gonna explode or something. It seems unlikely that people capable of building a car like this would have released a claimed speed that their car was incapable of reaching due to gearing. Then again, I've seen a lot of stupid things in my time racing.

MrFoof 6y ago

>From the sounds of this there's two possible outcomes (assuming good faith): They run again and set somewhere >300mph. SSC has actually already agreed to run again. [1] [1] https://jalopnik.com/ssc-tuatara-will-re-run-top-speed-attempt-to-prove-the-1845537847 https://jalopnik.com/ssc-tuatara-will-re-run-top-speed-attem...

gameswithgo 6y ago

I kind of hope that team doesn't manage to go over 300mph. I'm sure they can manage to make enough power to do it, but I don't think they have the team that can go that fast at all safely.