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Minte · 09-05-2005, 04:14 PM

Leno sets speed mark in Porsche at Talladega
Friday, September 02, 2005
MIKE BOLTON

TALLADEGA - You knew Jay Leno was quick with a quip.

Thursday, the "Tonight Show" host set three world speed records for
production cars at Talladega Superspeedway, but not before giving
Porsche officials and himself quite a scare.

Leno, an avid car enthusiast, drove a stock Porsche Carrera GT to a
speed of 156.603 to establish the world record for the fastest lap
ever run from a standing start on a closed course by a production
vehicle. He also set records for the fastest mile (128.14) and
fastest kilometer (110.478) for a production car from a standing
start.

The records runs were sanctioned by the Grand American Racing Series.

Two hours prior to the record runs, Leno was testing at speed when he
lost control in the speedway's tri-oval. Leno had just passed the
timing light at more than 182 mph when he drifted high in the tri-
oval and got caught up in debris near the wall.

The 605-horsepower, $450,000 vehicle spun five times on Talladega's
front stretch but never hit the wall. The car suffered only minor
damage after hitting a cone located in the grass in the tri-oval.
Leno was wearing a helmet and seat belts, but the car had no roll
cage.

A shaken Leno managed to laugh off the incident.

"NBC thinks I'm at the go-kart track in Malibu," he quipped.

Asked if 182 mph was the fastest that he had ever been in a car, Leno
managed a laugh. "No, he said, "but that's definitely the fastest
I've ever been backwards."

Leno, who has a collection of 85 antique automobiles and race cars,
loves to go fast. He has driven a jet car 278 mph on the dry lake bed
at El Mirage, Calif., and once drove a pre-production race car more
than 200 mph in Spain. He has also driven the pace car at the Indy
500 and Daytona 500.

Danny Donahue, the son of the late Mark Donahue, also set three world
records Thursday. He did so on the track where his father set the
world speed record of 221.160 for a closed course in 1975. Donahue
died 10 days later after that record run in a crash in Australia.

Driving the same car as Leno, Donahue set records for the fastest lap
ever in a production vehicle in a flying start (195.145) and records
for the mile (198.971) and kilometer (195.755) in the same category.

Leno said the car, provided by Porsche but identical to the one he
owns, was a little nerve-racking at such speeds.

"It was a little scary, actually very scary," Leno said. "Only an
idiot wouldn't be a little afraid out there.

"I'm used to driving on the streets so it's amazing to me how at
these speeds a quarter-pound or half-pound of tire pressure can make
such a difference. You can run over a dime on this track and tell if
it's heads or tails."

Kevsh · 09-05-2005, 04:15 PM

this thread is useless without .. ahh, you know the rest

MaDalton · 09-05-2005, 04:18 PM

this thread....

Minte · 09-05-2005, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevsh

this thread is useless without .. ahh, you know the rest

We can't have that! Here's the Carrera GT

broke · 09-05-2005, 04:30 PM

What an asshat... Thusday?

Jarmusch · 09-05-2005, 04:35 PM

He has good taste, that's one awesome car, one of my favs.

xNetworx · 09-05-2005, 04:37 PM

I would become celibate for a year for that car

broke · 09-05-2005, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

He has good taste, that's one awesome car, one of my favs.

Don't know if I'd call driving your half million dollar car in circles while dead bodies are floating down the streets in your coutry "good taste", but more power to him...

Gottis · 09-05-2005, 04:38 PM

Didn't some famous Internet marketing dude die in a car just like that? On the track, trying to smash some record?

warlock5 · 09-05-2005, 04:46 PM

Yeah, that guy was killed in a Carerra GT

Jarmusch · 09-05-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broke

Don't know if I'd call driving your half million dollar car in circles while dead bodies are floating down the streets in your coutry "good taste", but more power to him...

Good taste in cars (assuming that's his car). In wich track or in wich day he was doing it is irrelevant. I for one hate oval tracks.

subVERSION · 09-05-2005, 05:01 PM

damn that man... damn him.

Sosa · 09-05-2005, 05:02 PM

fucking great ride. Glad he didn't hit a wall

broke · 09-05-2005, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sosa

fucking great ride. Glad he didn't hit a wall

Did you mean too bad rather than glad???

Minte · 09-05-2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broke

Did you mean too bad rather than glad???

Letterman fan?

tranza · 09-05-2005, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

We can't have that! Here's the Carrera GT

wow, this is one of my favourite cars

Morgan · 09-05-2005, 05:53 PM

My nextdoor neighbor has that car, it's soooooo sick.

Spunky · 09-05-2005, 05:54 PM

Fuckin sweet ride..I want one

Jarmusch · 09-05-2005, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ganjasaurus

My nextdoor neighbor has that car, it's soooooo sick.

You must live in a pimp neighborhood.

Vitasoy · 09-05-2005, 11:27 PM

Damn that is a hot ass ride

kmanrox · 09-05-2005, 11:31 PM

156? im sorry but i did that going downhill on i-4 in my boxter s a few years ago... thats the best he could do in a GT?

Morgan · 09-06-2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

You must live in a pimp neighborhood.

newport beach, ca

it's ok.

Morgan · 09-06-2005, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmanrox

156? im sorry but i did that going downhill on i-4 in my boxter s a few years ago... thats the best he could do in a GT?

it sounds to me like they're saying his average speed was 156 on that lap.

if that's the case, that's nutty.

nojob · 09-06-2005, 12:12 AM

156 is nothing woot woot. I used to do that on rt 1 and the parkway in jersey.

Semi-Retired-Dave · 09-06-2005, 12:16 AM

I wonder if he has anything in his contract. I would imagine.

wildgirl · 09-06-2005, 06:11 AM

hmmm cool ride, that's a very nice car

georgeyw · 09-06-2005, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmanrox

156? im sorry but i did that going downhill on i-4 in my boxter s a few years ago... thats the best he could do in a GT?

sounds like it's average speed over 1mile track - sound quick now?

Ace-wtf · 09-06-2005, 06:20 AM

pure ART

this a nice little set of wheels

ssp · 09-06-2005, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ganjasaurus

it's ok.

translation: we're all loaded.

Drake · 09-06-2005, 06:23 AM

That car is a thing of beauty

strobi · 09-06-2005, 07:51 AM

you can download the torrent here:

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Dalai lama · 09-06-2005, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

We can't have that! Here's the Carrera GT

Damn. That's sexy

Basic_man · 09-06-2005, 07:56 AM

182 mph backwards.. I would have shitted in my pants !

Minte · 09-06-2005, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basic_man

182 mph backwards.. I would have shitted in my pants !

I can imagine that was exciting!

Bigfuck · 09-06-2005, 08:19 AM

[QUOTE=Basic_man]182 mph backwards.. I would have shitted in my pants ![/QUOTE

I would have filled them

DutchTeenCash · 09-06-2005, 08:21 AM

Gotta love Leno with his prowler-look-a-like with the chopper engine

Downtime · 09-06-2005, 08:30 AM

that's a pretty cool story, thanks for posting

KingK7 · 09-06-2005, 08:37 AM

Nice car, I took these pics before keying it:

CherryLipsRosa · 09-06-2005, 08:41 AM

It is slick and powerful. Jay Leno has a collection of cars, it is unbelievable..

BIGTYMER · 09-06-2005, 08:43 AM

Awesome lines.

Jarmusch · 09-06-2005, 09:01 AM

156 is the average speed he did from a standing start. This car can easily reach just a litle over 200mph.

Rinaldo · 09-06-2005, 09:26 AM

I don't like it as much as I do the older Porsche

Minte · 09-06-2005, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rinaldo

I don't like it as much as I do the older Porsche

They are only going to build 1250 of them,running into 2006..and that will be it for this model.The conventional 911 will continue to be built in all it's variations.

Mr. Soul · 09-06-2005, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevsh

this thread is useless without .. ahh, you know the rest

Radik · 09-06-2005, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave

I wonder if he has anything in his contract. I would imagine.

Maybe, but they have conan all set to take over "tonight" in 2009 i think?.

But ya i'm sure they are not happy about his stunts, but who cares he's rich like he gives a fuck. I hope not anyway.

09-05-2005, 04:14 PM	#1
Minte Babemeister Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Madison Posts: 7,081	Jay Leno and his Porsche CGT Leno sets speed mark in Porsche at Talladega Friday, September 02, 2005 MIKE BOLTON TALLADEGA - You knew Jay Leno was quick with a quip. Thursday, the "Tonight Show" host set three world speed records for production cars at Talladega Superspeedway, but not before giving Porsche officials and himself quite a scare. Leno, an avid car enthusiast, drove a stock Porsche Carrera GT to a speed of 156.603 to establish the world record for the fastest lap ever run from a standing start on a closed course by a production vehicle. He also set records for the fastest mile (128.14) and fastest kilometer (110.478) for a production car from a standing start. The records runs were sanctioned by the Grand American Racing Series. Two hours prior to the record runs, Leno was testing at speed when he lost control in the speedway's tri-oval. Leno had just passed the timing light at more than 182 mph when he drifted high in the tri- oval and got caught up in debris near the wall. The 605-horsepower, $450,000 vehicle spun five times on Talladega's front stretch but never hit the wall. The car suffered only minor damage after hitting a cone located in the grass in the tri-oval. Leno was wearing a helmet and seat belts, but the car had no roll cage. A shaken Leno managed to laugh off the incident. "NBC thinks I'm at the go-kart track in Malibu," he quipped. Asked if 182 mph was the fastest that he had ever been in a car, Leno managed a laugh. "No, he said, "but that's definitely the fastest I've ever been backwards." Leno, who has a collection of 85 antique automobiles and race cars, loves to go fast. He has driven a jet car 278 mph on the dry lake bed at El Mirage, Calif., and once drove a pre-production race car more than 200 mph in Spain. He has also driven the pace car at the Indy 500 and Daytona 500. Danny Donahue, the son of the late Mark Donahue, also set three world records Thursday. He did so on the track where his father set the world speed record of 221.160 for a closed course in 1975. Donahue died 10 days later after that record run in a crash in Australia. Driving the same car as Leno, Donahue set records for the fastest lap ever in a production vehicle in a flying start (195.145) and records for the mile (198.971) and kilometer (195.755) in the same category. Leno said the car, provided by Porsche but identical to the one he owns, was a little nerve-racking at such speeds. "It was a little scary, actually very scary," Leno said. "Only an idiot wouldn't be a little afraid out there. "I'm used to driving on the streets so it's amazing to me how at these speeds a quarter-pound or half-pound of tire pressure can make such a difference. You can run over a dime on this track and tell if it's heads or tails." __________________ You might not be as anonymous as you think you are.

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