Florida man hits record 310.8 mph in street legal Ford — here’s how he did it
[Staff, 2022-12-23 11:00:47,
Johnny Bohmer can’t drive 55 mph. He’s not even happy driving 305 mph.
The racing and high speed test driver claimed the record for fastest street legal car on Dec. 9 with a 310.8 mph run on the old Space Shuttle landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center.
His Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds company rents the runway to provide testing services for automakers and parts manufacturers, and the occasional top speed run.
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Bohmer completed the feat in a 2006 Ford GT that he has been constantly modifying since he first picked it up from the dealer.
“I bought the car brand new and pretty soon after I bought it I wanted to make it the first car to go 250 mph,” Bohmer told Fox News Digital.
Bohmer’s Ford GT can produce over 2,700 hp.
(Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds)
After achieving that goal in 2010, he set his sights on 300 mph, which had never been reached in a street legal car before. However, it was a longer road to get there than he had expected.
“I failed for years at this, this 300 run,” he said.
“I failed for years at this, this 300 run.”
The Ford GT came from the factory with a 550 hp supercharged 5.4-liter V8 and a claimed top speed of 205 mph.
Bohmer replaced the supercharger with twin turbochargers and updated pretty much the entire drivetrain, except for the engine block and transmission case.
It now makes over 2,700 horsepower, but he has always kept it street legal with Z-rated tires, license plates and…
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