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01:00We're trying to make it the opposite of what it's traditionally been, which is an off-road vehicle.
01:06The biggest problem is trying to get it down to the ground and getting it lowered.
01:10It's meant to have ground clearance.
01:14We are doing a shakedown run to see if we can get enough speed there to be comfortable with a
01:19land speed cruiser.
01:20So right now we're just checking for vibration, temperatures, looking at the overall vehicle, making sure we don't have any
01:25leaks.
01:38It exceeded the speed that I wanted to go to.
01:40I said if we can get to 150 today, I'd be happy.
01:42We're at 163 and we're still at low boost.
01:44Next step, we take it back to shop.
01:45We do a really extensive search and review of everything.
01:48We put the high-speed tires on it and we're going to see what kind of speed we can attain
01:51at a track that has a little more straightaway.
01:52Good morning. Welcome to Mojave Air and Spaceport. We're excited to have you out here.
01:56This is an active airport. You'll be crossing active runways and active taxiways.
02:02We have a two and a half mile long paved runway.
02:04We'll use about a mile and a half of that for speed and a mile just to make sure we're
02:07safe for slowing down.
02:08We've got two drivers, Craig Stanton, our normal test driver, and we're expecting to see Carl Edwards show up here
02:14just momentarily.
02:14As of right now, we're pretty confident we'll get up to some decent speed today.
02:39So, something popped in the motor.
02:42Okay.
02:43I just lifted just a little bit and something popped like it did in Arizona.
02:51I told him I woke up about literally at like two this morning.
02:55I was like, what the hell am I doing?
02:59Paul just sent me a text like, hey, you want to do this?
03:01I was like, sure. I didn't ask a lot of questions.
03:19I think we could do just what we just did and go 10 miles an hour faster, but you're going
03:26to be heart-breaking.
03:27You need another 1,000 feet to go that.
03:29The speed is...
03:30But if we pump the boost up...
03:32Yeah, we just need more power.
03:35Yeah.
04:00We just need more power.
04:01I killed the red ship, but other than that, we're good.
04:04230.
04:08I saw the number.
04:09I'm Carl Edwards.
04:10I'm here at the Mojave Air and Spaceport.
04:14And we just did something pretty crazy.
04:15Drove an SUV over 230 miles per hour.
04:18But I'm telling you, at 225 miles per hour, the thing was wandering a little bit and trying to keep
04:23my foot in it.
04:24All I could think is Craig Stanton, who got it all warmed up today, he just said, no matter what,
04:28just keep your foot in it.
04:29And we got 230 miles per hour, so an awesome day.
04:32Today we got, I think it's an unofficial record, but it's safe to say that's the fastest SUV on the
04:36planet.
04:37It's the fastest SUV I've ever driven.
04:39Definitely.
04:40It's crazy.
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