Hennessey Venom GT Breaks World"s Fastest Production Car Record

10 days ago the team from Hennessey Performance set out to break the record for World’s Fastest Production Car. The press released by Hennessey said that the Venom GT was accelerating at the rate of 1mph per second when it got up to 260, and continued that speed, between 260 and the record breaking 270 mph. Hennessey had this statement to make after the record had been broken,

“Building and validating our Venom GT as the world’s fastest has been a long journey and a lot of hard work. But as President Kennedy eloquently said, ‘We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.’ As a result we have built a better car and a better team at Hennessey Performance.”

After those heartfelt words the driver, Brian Smith, of the record breaking Venom GT reported that if they were on a track the car would be able to reach higher speeds. Here’s more on what he said about the handling and overall experience.

“If we could run an 8-mile oval we could go faster than that. On the very top end there was a little wandering but, hey, we’re going 270mph! The Venom GT didn’t require any big corrections and the Michelin’s held traction really well.”

Michelin wasn’t the only product that got a shoutout in their video. We saw some action from Brembo and Precision Turbo. But the star of the show was the VBOX from Racelogic that did the official timing of the record.

This is an awesome milestone, not only for Hennessey, but for the industry in general. When any person breaks a record, or sets a new mark higher than the previous, it fuels us to build more, get faster, safer and keep pushing the limits in order to further the limits that people are willing to go.

Congratulations to the Hennessey Team!

Hennessey Venom GT Breaks World"s Fastest Production Car Record

VBOX Sport Tracks Race Times of All Your Weekend Toys

No matter what toy you have the VBOX Sport GPS Data Acquisition Meter is the tool you need to gauge and improve your race time. This waterproof device not only has up to 8 hours of battery life, but it weighs less than 200 grams making it the penalty free option to collect any race data you would need. If you live life on the edge, so can your VBOX Sport! Use it on Car, Motorbike, Bicycle, Jet-Ski, Powerboat or any other hobby you want to be faster at.

You will be able to log accurate GPS data (I.e. speed, acceleration, distance, time) directly to the supplied SD card, allowing you to improve your performance using analysis software – Circuit Tools. Even better than all that, this little tool is compatible to your other life lines. Certified by Apple it can connect to your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad via Bluetooth connection. This only enhances the GPS reception on iOS devices, or adding GPS functionality to those which don’t have it already.

Check out other features and what the product includes HERE. Below are a couple pictures of the device and the practicality of it’s everyday use. We want to know what toy you would monitor with your VBOX? Tell us in the comment section below or on Facebook, Twitter @vividracingcom or tag us in a picture of you using your VBOX on Instagram.

 

VBOX Sport Tracks Race Times of All Your Weekend Toys