WORLD'S FASTEST ONBOARD: SSC Tuatara hits crazy 331mph top speed! | Top Gear
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I've driven cars at 100 mph for brief stretches. On a public highway in the remote of areas of the American west, it's not too difficult. Too me, it's scary fast. 200 mph is something for prepared surface, like a race track or an airstrip, but 300 mph on a public road? That must be some really pristine asphalt. I imagine hitting any kind of imperfection on the road surface at that speed could easily be catastrophic. I wonder if they sent a street sweeper down the road first.
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| Nevada State Route 160 looking North 7 mile stretch of dead straight road runs from lower right corner across to the middle of the left edge |
Here is the road they used. It is Nevada State Route 160. It heads northwest from Las Vegas to Pahrump.
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The Silver State is on 94 miles of Rte 318 south toward Vegas.
The Tuatara ran on rte 160 north from Vegas where there's a 7 mile stretch that's straight, and very un-Aamerican (smooth), but scary narrow. It doesn't take much to kill you at 300 mph. Half that was enough to satisfy me.
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