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Originally Posted by turnpike boy
198 may be the calculated top speed; Breedlove went 187 at Bonneville in the 2287 car.
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On reading the chapter on this Bonneville session the salt surface was not in the best condition with the circular course having some damp areas. In early testing on the straight course Greatorex was pulling 6000 rpm which he calculated at 180+ mph. One could assume that with a bit of fine tuning ( which the car apparently could have done with ) and perhaps a small change in rear gear ratio that 200mph could have been well within the cars reach.
Jac Mac