Yes its amazing what 505 h.p. does to get it going. But whats really impressive is the latest issue of Road & Track, they tested 6 cars that were supposed to be capable of doing 200 mph in a shootout over a 2 mile distance on a naval air base runway. The Lingenfelter corvette did 200 in 26 seconds and in 4800'. Not too shabby. The Bugatti Veyron did it in 24 sec. with about 4700' of runway used ( supposedly the fastest production car on the planet earth, and with a price tag to match ) But the clear winner was the Hennesey Dodge Viper, it would break the tires loose at over 100mph! and made it to 200 mph in less than 3/4 of a mile ( 3488') and 20 sec. Now thats what 1100 h.p. gives ya.
A couple of also rans for comparison, Mercedes SLR Mclaren, 199.5 mph in 47 sec at the end of the 2 mile mandatory shutdown point.
A RUF RT 12, 35 sec in 7300', and the slowest of the bunch ( at least on this day with this car ) a Lamborghini Mucie'lago 190 mph in 50 sec at the 2 mile mark.
Clearly none of these cars will ever be in my garage, but its nice to see the Lingenfelter was well represented.