Say what???????? Jets have to be timed in estimated time of
arrival. Quarter mile records: http://www.nhra.com/stats/natrecord.html
Ford still makes the fastest road car:
http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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>
> There are jet dragsters that still hold absolute quarter mile records
> as far as I know.
>
> The Fords-with chassis designed by Eric Broadley, built in England-did
> win one-two-three, by edict of Ford, which cost Ken Miles the
> championship and made Ford look like ****heads, because they were. It
> was a Phyrric victory that did NOTHING for Ford in the US and hurt them
> elsewhere and only elevated the status of Enzo Ferrari as the greatest
> race car constructor of all time and all the world over-without winning
> Indianapolis, as Maserati did (with no help from the works-twice) and
> P&W almost did (save the stupidity of chassis designers) with only the
> gift of a junk unairworthy training engine.
>
> Of the ten most expensive vintage race cars in the world, at least
> eight are Ferraris.