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VIDEO: Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo goes Airborne at Texas Mile
The Texas Mile had its inaugural event back in October 2003 and since then it has become very popular among performance enthusiasts. There you can drive on a one and a half mile highway section as fast as you can and not be in trouble in the eyes of the law. Oh, and you can set some records. Just what the owner of this twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo intended, but things went horribly wrong for him as you can see in the video after the break.
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Hennessey-tuned Ford Gt Takes Texas Mile Record [w/video]
Last year, Hennessey Performance took their highly-modified Ford GT out on an empty piece of tarmac, at the Texas Mile, and they managed to push the custom twin-turbo supercar all the way up to 257.7 mph or 412.3 km/h. This year, they've tried again,...
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Ten Mighty Sports Cars Hit The Drag Strip To Find Out Which One Has The Highest Top Speed
The organizers of the popular Unlimited 500+ event in Moscow, Russia, briefly halted their regular program of 1-mile drag races to host a 10-car duel in order to crown the tuned vehicle with the highest top speed. Among the ten cars that took part in...
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The World's Fastest Standing Mile Camaro Hits A Top Speed Of 253.1 Mph – 407.2km/h
Everyone and their mothers know everything is bigger in Texas, but some things were faster too at this weekend's edition of The Texas Mile. A heavily modified fourth-gen Chevrolet Camaro owned by Kelly Bise and built by Late Model Racecraft with...
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Ams Performance's 1,602awhp Nissan Gt-r Runs The 1/4 Mile In A Record Breaking 8.63 Seconds!
After breaking the world record for the fastest Nissan R35 GT-R at the Texas Mile event last October with its Alpha 12 model that reached a top speed of 216.9mph (349km/h), AMS Performance has shuttered yet another record. This time, the aftermarket-tuning...
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Video: Lamborghini Gallardo "ditched" To Avoid Oncoming Car
After a great trackday at the Modena circuit in Italy, the owner of this Lamborghini Gallardo took the road towards home. Little did he know just how much (deep) trouble he would get into… According to supercar enthusiasts Marchettino who filmed...
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