[Jeff Higgins]

Being from our area, this car and the speed run were all the talk around here for awhile. I cannot remember the specific tire that was on the car, but it was an off the shelf, normal, readily available DOT legal road tire of the kind many of us run on our cars. In other words, nothing special in any way whatsoever. That little nugget alone pretty much put paid to their speed claims. I remember when the Veyron set its record - the tires were a very special, dedicated design and construction. Even then, their allowable time at whatever speed that was was very limited, measured in mere minutes. So, um, yeah - these guys need to prove it...