Hennessey's Corvette C7 Stingray Reaches 200 mph During Testing [VIDEO]

The Corvette C7 Stingray modified by Hennessey Performance Texas recently completed a high speed test session and reached a top speed of 320 Km/h (200 mph), 20 mph more than the stock model. This performance was achieved thanks to Hennessey's HPE600 package which includes new high-flow catalysts, ported factory cylinder heads, long-tube headers, custom camshaft and a Nitrous Express nitrous oxide system.

The 6.2-liter V8 engine originally producing 460 Hp now develops 700 Hp at 6,500 rpm. But Hennessey Performance is cooking more for the new C7 Vette as the HPE700, HPE800 and HPE1000 packages will soon be available with respectively 700 Hp, 800 Hp and 1,000 Hp. Stay tuned for more from the Texas based tuner.

Video after the jump.

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100th LMP win For Audi!

Audi scored its 100th LMP win last weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX. It's already the 12th victory for the almighty R18 race car. Now it's time for Porsche to step in and stop the stop the domination of its sister company!

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Less Than a Week Before the U.S. GP in Texas!

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas
Less than a week before the US Gran Prix in Austin, Texas, after five years of absence from the united states. It'll be an interesting race since we are heading to the brand new Circuit of The Americas with two potential champions: Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. It'll be a great battle. Don't miss the race!

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Make a Virtual Lap (or three) of the Circuit of The Americas

Codemasters has recently released this video from its 2012 Formula 1 game featuring three on board laps of the Circuit of the Americas. The race will take place November 18th in the yet to be completed Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. It will be the first American F1 Gran Prix since the catastrophic race at Indianapolis in 2006 with only 6 cars on the track.

From what we can see in the video, the circuit looks promising for the spectacle. It starts with a blind left corner at the top end of the main straight, then comes a combination of left-right corners that remind us a little bit of Suzuka, then a left hairpin followed by the longest straight of the circuit (main DRS zone?). The circuit also features a quadruple right corner at the end that reminds us the quadruple left from the Turkish F1 circuit.

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