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StanAE86 12-27-2005 07:59 PM
That 205mph to us Yankees
 
RUF, laying down the law:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?...G=Search+Video

JoeHahn 12-27-2005 08:02 PM
Words do not describe how hard this car hauls ass. Never really got the respect for being the first 200mph supercar (everyone loves the F40 thats why :)). Damn I love it!

StanAE86 12-27-2005 08:09 PM
The Yellowbird is legendary...even by today's standards it's an amazing car. I don't think the F40 overshadows the Yellowbird in enthusiast worlds...but to a lay person, people know the F40 for the style and the fact that it's a Ferrari...

There was a 5th Gear episode where they were doing the Lotus 200mph project...and Tiff participated in a VMAX event. When one guy's RUF 996 Turbo wasn't fast enough....he dug back a century and pulled out...a Yellowbird...that...is....BADASS....

JoeHahn 12-27-2005 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by StanAE86
The Yellowbird is legendary...even by today's standards it's an amazing car. I don't think the F40 overshadows the Yellowbird in enthusiast worlds...but to a lay person, people know the F40 for the style and the fact that it's a Ferrari...

There was a Top Gear episode where they were doing the Lotus 200mph project...and Top Gear participated in a VMAX event. When one guy's RUF 996 Turbo wasn't fast enough....he dug back a century and pulled out...a Yellowbird...that...is....BADASS....
Thats the same guy in the video you posted :lol:

StanAE86 12-27-2005 10:09 PM
Ahhh...I didn't realize that was the same "Adam"

Yes...I hate him. :D

gigdy 12-27-2005 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by StanAE86
There was a 5th Gear episode where they were doing the Lotus 200mph project...and Tiff participated in a VMAX event. When one guy's RUF 996 Turbo wasn't fast enough....he dug back a century and pulled out...a Yellowbird...that...is....BADASS....
arent they his dads cars?

and how is it 205 to us yanks? or are yout trying to say 330km is converted to 205.

StanAE86 12-28-2005 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by gigdy
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Originally Posted by StanAE86
There was a 5th Gear episode where they were doing the Lotus 200mph project...and Tiff participated in a VMAX event. When one guy's RUF 996 Turbo wasn't fast enough....he dug back a century and pulled out...a Yellowbird...that...is....BADASS....
arent they his dads cars?

and how is it 205 to us yanks? or are yout trying to say 330km is converted to 205.
I took it to mean 330 kilometers per hour...my bad. I guess that's the length of the run it did? 205mph is doable for a Yellowbird under the right circumstances...and I couldn't really see the speedo exactly...I thought it was hitting 330/205?

Edit: I just watched that episode of 5th Gear with the Lotus and VMAX, and Tiff said they had 2 miles to make their run....and I just re-watched the clip...it says km/h:

330 kilometer/hour = 205.052 493 438 mile/hour (mph)

Woo Woo!

gigdy 12-28-2005 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by StanAE86
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Originally Posted by gigdy
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Originally Posted by StanAE86
There was a 5th Gear episode where they were doing the Lotus 200mph project...and Tiff participated in a VMAX event. When one guy's RUF 996 Turbo wasn't fast enough....he dug back a century and pulled out...a Yellowbird...that...is....BADASS....
arent they his dads cars?

and how is it 205 to us yanks? or are yout trying to say 330km is converted to 205.
I took it to mean 330 kilometers per hour...my bad. I guess that's the length of the run it did? 205mph is doable for a Yellowbird under the right circumstances...and I couldn't really see the speedo exactly...I thought it was hitting 330/205?

Edit: I just watched that episode of 5th Gear with the Lotus and VMAX, and Tiff said they had 2 miles to make their run....and I just re-watched the clip...it says km/h:

330 kilometer/hour = 205.052 493 438 mile/hour (mph)

Woo Woo!
when i read the title, i first thought you were trying to say that we had to beat 205mph. But i got it now.

pilone 12-29-2005 07:08 AM
Old Ruf but still incredibly fast and gorgeous

SPEEDCORE 12-30-2005 02:03 AM
Makes that dude in the Sierra on Fifth Gear(this season) doing 206mph even more impressive :D

Still RUF cars are awesome :)

Banchi105 12-30-2005 11:04 PM
Beautiful!

Probably a car that would scare anyone of us 'enthusiasts' to death. ;)

Joreln 01-01-2006 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
That's one of the greatest 911 ever made (or should I say tuned??) :wink: :D It was (and it still is) a legend - those top speed figures are hard to achieve even these days for most (supposed to be) supercars :P Thanks for the vid!!
funny thing... RUF is very quick to say theyre NOT a tuner. Even thought they take a porsche and modify it, they do it to an extent that the German government has deemed RUF as a car manufacturer.

Banchi105 01-01-2006 05:44 PM
I'm pretty sure Porsche supplies RUF with the molds and materials to pretty much completely assemble the cars themselves.

Gilles27 01-02-2006 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by StanAE86
The Yellowbird is legendary...even by today's standards it's an amazing car. I don't think the F40 overshadows the Yellowbird in enthusiast worlds...but to a lay person, people know the F40 for the style and the fact that it's a Ferrari...

There was a 5th Gear episode where they were doing the Lotus 200mph project...and Tiff participated in a VMAX event. When one guy's RUF 996 Turbo wasn't fast enough....he dug back a century and pulled out...a Yellowbird...that...is....BADASS....

Sorry exist a video from 5th Gear featuring all these `thingsī... Anyone can post it please. Thanks for try.


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