Ferrari 288 GTO Rebody at Bonneville Salt Flats - World's Fastest Ferrari 275.4 mph

This is the fastest Ferrari in the world. It currently holds the AA\BFMS record at 275.4mph. This was done with a down run of 276.152mph and a return run of 274.650mph. Unofficially the car has gone 292.3mph a couple years ago under different conditions. The car is powered by a 540 cubic inch BBC with twin Borg Warner 80mm turbo. The boost level during the record runs was 17lbs.

We have built 6 of these cars and this car is the only on the does not have Ferrari power. The reason for this is that at Bonneville classes are separated by engine size. Currently Ferrari only builds engines up to 6 liter (V-12). To run in class B, A or double AA you must run larger cubic inch engines. We have run Ferrari powered cars in classes F (3.0 liter) and class C (5.0 liter) we also plan to run in class G (2.0 liter) next year.

We are Ferrari guy's and would love to use only Ferrari power if larger engines were available.

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[p4bynorwood]

We have set two other records with Ferrari engines FMS class and FGT class. 1983 Ferrari 308QV the record in FGT was just broken this year after 26 years. We will go back and reset the GGT 2.0 liter and GMS class next year withe all Ferrari Power. We have held the class CMS record as well at 199.997 MPH some years ago. We have run 4 different cars at Bonneville, 2 GTOs , 2 308s. One 308 with a Testarossa flat 12

[p4bynorwood]

I am not the owner of the car and I don't think it would be right to say how much he has invested in the car.

[p4bynorwood]

The 288 has a Big Block chevy motor 540cid. the class that the car runs in requires 500cid or bigger, Ferrari does not have a motor with that large of displacement. The chassis is all Ferrari and no other cars with a 94" wheel base have gone that fast.

[Wheelin98]

that song made even this awesome 275mph ferrari incredibly Gay

[fubar75207]

Awesome run in a 288. It takes a set of big brass ones to go that fast on the salt. Kudos. How fast are you going to run next year?

[itsthefnords]

Wow! What an amazing achievement in chassis engineering and aerodynamics! Props to Norwood for not shying away from offending the sensibilities of ignorant morons and poseurs.

[kng6666]

n 8.8-litre twin-turbo V8 engine pushing out between 2,000bhp and 2,500bhp,

holy f**k.....

i want that.....

[parpify]

@sofalugger If you were to compare the efficiency of each car from an aerodynamic perspective, you'd likely find that the extra 800/900BHP is needed to overcome the density of the air @ these speeds in relation to the Veyron. I'd hazard a guess that this car would be capable of 305/310MPH on its best ever 'perfect storm' conditions.

Maybe the owner of the video could answer this for us? i'm no engineer/aerodynamycist but I do have a pretty good arm chair grasp of the theories of motor racing.

[ozilevin200]

You ignorant people are you even watch what you are you writing?Does an engine makes a car? NO! If it wasn't the ferrari chassis, it would have been slower. If I take an viper and put an ferrari engine, will I be a traitor to the Americans? Just because you hide behind the anonymity of the internet, doesn't make you someone special. This guy spend a lot of money to go that fast and no one,even I,have the right to tell him what to do. No 2900cc engine can reach 275 mph. Think of this for a bit.

[Mik5OO]

@p4bynorwood First, I would like to congratulate you (or anyone who did this astonishing job), but, did you have to use a Ferrari 288 GTO?

[ozilevin200]

You dumb people are you even watch what you are you writing?Does an engine makes a car? NO! If it wasn't the ferrari chassis, it would have been slower. If I take an viper and put an enzo engine, will I be a traitor to the Americans? Just because you hide behind the anonymity of the internet, doesn't make you someone special. This guy spend a lot of money to go that fast and no one,even I,have the right to tell him what to do. No 2900cc engine can reach 275 mph. Think of this for a bit.

[PGTriumph]

Absolutely awesome car, but the video is ruined by way too much music and not enough engine. Why do so many people posting car vids think we want a music vid?

If you love cars, you only want the exhaust.....

[BozoChampion]

Wow what a beast!! How much fuel does it use at top speed? Like 50 l/100 km. At that speed whats the cars range if the tank was ful?

[FellOverLaughing]

Kudos P4bynorwood! And for the whiners that have nothing better to do than bitch and moan that it's not a real Ferrrari, it's an American engine, the music is gay or whatever, you should all be ashamed of yourself. I'm sure none of you are hardcore Ferrari collectors so why not respect the unbelievable feat of engineering that has gone into making this car and respond appropriately? I for one, am in awe and take my hat off to P4bynorwood