V12 Race Car Reaches Unthinkable Speeds
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On May 18, 2024, at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun made history with their groundbreaking homemade V12 engine. The duo, renowned for their innovative engineering, crafted a naturally aspirated V12 engine that produces an astounding 920 horsepower. This mechanical marvel powered their custom-built streamlined race car driven by Cal Rothe to a phenomenal speed of 244.5 MPH, setting a new speed record at the iconic venue.
The record-breaking attempt was the culmination of years of meticulous design and engineering. Aardema and Braun's V12 engine, a testament to their skill and ingenuity, combines cutting-edge technology with traditional craftsmanship. Its naturally aspirated design showcases their dedication to achieving peak performance without forced induction, a feat that amplifies the engine's engineering excellence.
At El Mirage, the car's performance was nothing short of spectacular. The dry lake bed, known for its challenging conditions, provided the ultimate testing ground for the V12, 4 valve powerhouse. As the car roared down the track at 9500 RPM and spectators were awestruck by the sheer speed and power on display. The record-setting run was a flawless demonstration of precision, power, and relentless pursuit of speed.
Aardema and Braun's achievement not only set a new benchmark at El Mirage but also pushed the boundaries of what is possible in the world of automotive engineering. Their homemade V12 engine is a remarkable accomplishment, inspiring enthusiasts and engineers alike. This historic day at El Mirage will be remembered as a milestone in racing history, celebrating the spirit of innovation and the quest for speed.
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10000 rpm v12 with a 1000hp and no forced induction out of a homemade engine is absolutely insane. People just don’t understand what it takes to do that. Unreal
@jimthomas1989
2 ай бұрын
In the 60s Burt Monroe took a 1927 twin cylinder Indian scout motorcycle to 202mph , I seriously doubt that he was making 50hp This guy wants to go 240mph with 1000hp ? What's wrong with this picture ?
@Nathan-dh8tc
2 ай бұрын
@@jimthomas1989 Munro's engine made around 100 HP and his bike had a small fraction of the drag that this car had. The HP needed to go incrementally faster increases exponentially as drag increases. Both are huge accomplishments.
@stevetheborg
2 ай бұрын
feed it ram air.
@Broncofivepointslow
2 ай бұрын
@@jimthomas1989You just compared apples to oranges you waterbrain
@daniellang6112
2 ай бұрын
Ram air with goodies added!?
244 mph in a homemade race car is insane impressive you sir are a official legend
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Buddy!
@racebanning6390
2 ай бұрын
Ya and in less than 2 miles!!!!! Holy kow🏁🏁🏁🏁🔧🛠️🔧🛠️
That's only a few mph faster then this same years Indy 500 qualifying runs. Sounds like no big deal then,.... However,... Indy cars run on a well maintained surface with a lot more grip, they have about four times the contact patch on the ground, significantly more downforce, and around 1000 times the budget per car, in a car made from superlight space industry derived materials. 244mph, safely, from a couple of old fella's working in their shed, on a loose dirt surface and skinny tyres, is bloody astounding!
@jonkeau5155
2 ай бұрын
The thing with records out there are the class restrictions that sort out which record you’re running for. Records are often divided by CC displacement of the engine, naturally aspirated vs forced induction/NOS, streamlining, etc… so his record is for the specific guidelines of a specific record. His vehicle is streamlined and naturally aspirated, and is likely below a certain displacement limit.
Let's compare. on the left is a super high performance streetcar cable of 240 miles per hour, To the right is the Aardema and Brauns stream liner. Now pan out to see the support staff and engineering staff to develop. Left has hundreds if not thousands of people and multiple facilities. On the right are a hand full of men and a dog. Maybe it's just me but I am blown away by the work these guys do. Congratulations gentleman
@andrewhigdon8346
2 ай бұрын
It is truly incredible and I’d say your rough comparison numbers are correct! Roughly. Close enough for sure though. C
The sound of the engine make you feel the POWER!!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
it's intense to hear it in person!
@bradh5629
2 ай бұрын
That's a unique wicked sounding motor@@GregQuirin
@TubeDobs
2 ай бұрын
@@GregQuirin I believe you! The video show it well, I easily can imagine in real. What a beautiful sounding engine.
@eriknulty6392
2 ай бұрын
@@GregQuirin not to be a debbie downer, but they were hitting numbers like that in the 1950s
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
@@eriknulty6392 yes your right, however this is officially the fastest C engine (6L) record class on the books now with SCTA for a streamliner naturally aspirated engine on gasoline.
Enjoy the video? YOU BET! This team is amazing and the ability to see their engine construction and ride along on these record setting runs is fantastic. Thank you Greg for making and posting these videos.
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
You are very Welcome! thank you Gary for watching the channel. Greg Q
@bellytripper-nh8ox
2 ай бұрын
@@GregQuirinkzread.info/dash/bejne/l2mMz6-QntbPobg.htmlsi=-OSBDSqavtfTzl9X
@carterlee8344
2 ай бұрын
Oh Yes! The ride-alongs are exciting! It’s generous to share that experience(cool car guys). I watch all of the engine development videos from the machine shop. Magnificent concepts, skill, and execution. Beautiful mates!
Sounds beautiful!
Cal, Pete and Kevin, great success to you guys. thanks Greg for making these videos and showing it all to us.
Pete and Kevin are simply amazing.
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
I agree with you 100 %
What a ride. The sound, the speed, the danger, and of course the record! That V12 is truly special.
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
It is a very special and amazing piece of machinery.
Wow! Congratulations guys! Thanks to KZread I get to go along for the ride. I have always wanted to see what this sort of LSR effort is like. This is simply awesome. The speed that the car picked up was nuts. As the owner of fast street cars, watching the speed ramp up like that on dirt is amazing. The fact that V-12's are my favorite just adds to the magic.
its dope to see the comradery here, thanks for giving us this video Greg & big congrats to the Cal Rothe. Pete & Kevin captured lightning in a bottle with this engine.
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
A lot of hard work went into making that look easy. Outstanding!
Ya got me at "Hello" 😁😁 Congrats to the whole team!!👍Thanks again Greg! Cheers!
Way to go Cal ! Awesome driving. Congrats to you & the whole team.
Just beautiful, love those handmade engines.
New subscriber here- cemented in, firmly, just because you fellow car-freaks used A POWER GLIDE trans !!!😁. That hooker looks like she could really be a handful. I have to explore your channel more to help feed the savage beast within. Every aspect of your audio was even excellent. I earnestly pray that someday I may be bequeathed with a blessing of that magnitude to so skillfully articulate that much kinetic potential where the majority of the greater risks lies within the mere abrasiveness of the surface I am driving on. The 1st car I began to further refine my driving skills in (at age 11) was a rather ambitious Cleveland-bearing ('68?) XR7 Cougar. She was my oldest sister's 1st car in '75 just about when Firestone left us high and dry in Akron. So the thing was notorious for overheating and my Pops threw the requisite parts at it to no avail which of course afforded me some seat time. No one in our circles could figure it out but looking back now as a 60 y/o I would think that someone had just gotten a little too crazy with a Dremel tool and gotten too close to a water passage in an exhaust port in the process. Goofy thing had a lopey idle our pea-stone gravel driveway was about three car lengths long; in my quest to feed my need for speed the second I punched that girl the secondaries would open directly up and something activated within me that was acutely sensitive to yaw and I just countersteered because our driveway was adjacent to our Ranch home that I didn't even want to wreck in to. Girlfriend would hit 6-7 grand, right now. I was not a huge Ford fan then but the sound of a Cleveland, with or without valve overlap is mighty easy on my ears, nowadays. Btw; the vid I saw of yours today where she so nearly ran 245 is a new all-time 1st.place favorite of mine and I AM IN ❤!!!!!!
Wow. That is a beautiful sounding v12. Nice job guys.
All involved are truly passionate and a real family of go getters. Just beautiful to see them do what they do! amazing, thanks 👍💪✌
I’m a old drag racer and love this stuff. 👍
Morgan here (the Taiwan guy), nice to meet you today Greg!
6000cc with 920hp is the beauty of engineering, you must be machinist and mechanic at the same time
@meltdown6165
2 ай бұрын
The impressive thing is to make 920hp without forced induction.
@lupuszzz
2 ай бұрын
No, my bike for daily use has 68hp with 430cm², which would have 952hp in a 6000cm² engine. Of course without any forced induction.
@meltdown6165
2 ай бұрын
@@lupuszzz I am not sure you can just multiply it like that. more displacement means bigger cylinders, which means heavier pistons -> more inertia -> less max rpm -> less max power
@lupuszzz
2 ай бұрын
@@meltdown6165 Adding 14 pcs of 430cm³ cylinders to 6000cm³ is the engine I'm talking about. Yes, the torque and consequently the power (w*M) adds up with the number of cylinders. You are right, one big 6000cm³ cylinder wouldn't do the job ;-)
@meltdown6165
2 ай бұрын
Yes I got that you would not run one big cylinder. I just don't think it is that straight forward to scale this up. E.g. you would probably need more cooling because you have less surface area on the block, so more parasitic losses on the water pump etc. But you are right, motorcycle engines are very power dense, I saw land speed cars build around them.
Congratualtions. Great engineering and nerves of steel driving. The exhaust note is fantastic. I have seen 187 indicated on a GSXR1000 (probably more like 170) and didn't even try to top out a 1st gen Hayabusa when I owned it. Now I have a car that will do 200. Need a place to top it out and join the 200 MPH club before my life insurance terms out.
Impressive! Don’t see 250 being unattainable with subsequent runs in the same configuration. Congratulations all involved.
Nice Work! Was hoping to see that photo of the car going sideways, but this is still the coolest. 😎👍
Outstanding vehicle engineering, creates a magnificent sound.
Very Good!! Well Done Crew! Thank you for sharing this great content! Enjoyed in Australia 🇦🇺
Congratulations on your new record. That looked like a lot of fun after you guys have worked so hard to build everything. I am so impressed with everything that the two of you have been able to do working together with your own 2 hands. The approach that the two of you take towards everything you do just leaves me in awl with what you guys are able to accomplish.
That was a hell of a drive!
Great job everyone.
Good job everyone! The car sounds great and the front end looks very well thought out and looks awesome. Congratulations.
Man I cant believe how that thing just flattened out and tracked true....! 😎
Congrats guys! Simply beautiful, engine sounds awesome at full song!
The sound! Bravo gents. Thank you.
That sound! Hair raising scream!
Congratulations thanks for sharing this amazing journey with us and good luck with the next run.
Beautiful ! Thank you !
That engine is art!!!
Man...what a beautiful sound
Well done. Having the pipes poking out into the airstream like that must create a huge amount of drag. Venting the pipes onto the wheels spinning over at 244mph has gotta create insane turbulence :O
Thank you fgor the birthday present! That thing sounds AMAZING!!!!
@1LadySonny
2 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday!
@boosted242
2 ай бұрын
@@1LadySonny Thank you!!
That dog loves Pete it didn't want his hands off it lol I love animals to.!!!
3hrs ago! Real time racing baby!
Congratulations on the record. Great job guys
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Steve! Hope all is well?
Awesome sound @ 9000 rpm!
I love this!!! In an old shop with dudes who build engines and just having fun!!!! Awesome vid!!! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the 2 records…. Beast mode!!!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the channel!
outstanding gentlemen
Thank you so much for your videos. I love every second of your products.
I just found your channel and I'm really impressed, congratulations on your record and I cannot wait to see the next video! Stay safe and godspeed
this is just amazing engineering, well done everybody involved. Just love this project
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ! and thanks for watching the video's
That is a Seriously Beefy roll cage, which is great to see. Congrats on the record.
Badass fellas! Great job👍🏻
Awesome work guys, from Fab to Finish! 💯👌
That dog's teeth. I can't 😂
@finney67
2 ай бұрын
lol looks like Mutley from The wacky races
Epitome of old-school engineering, 😍 ❤🥰
Living the life
Woow ! Thank you!!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
We love it Greg, thank you for sharing the video. Love to see Team Aardema Braun on the video and hope to see you on the salt in August... looking forward to see you 😍🤩😎 greetings from Germany Simone and Lars
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see you guys! Amazing to know people from all over the world are watching and standing behind team Aardema Braun.
So satisfying, thank you for share this. Keep up the good work!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! We hope to go 259MPH next month so stay tuned. thank you!
Congrats, even with some small issues ya still got a record. The added nitrous will be interesting
this is great stuff glad i subed!!!, you guys should have something top shelf to drink!!
Great work! Old Skool Questions: 1) More down force at low speed acceleration / less down force for max speed, IE, F-1? 2) How much side resistance with outside exhaust V larger long pipe inside frame = more push in the slip stream, IE, F-1? ✔️Chamberd-Collector reminds me of 2 cycle exhaust on faster bikes. Find a hub dyno to get less slip during high HP loading.
Great video. I don't know much about this stuff, but I have been to El Mirage Dry Lake, which I remember being rather short for this sort of stuff. One more reason for this to be great driving.
That pup is living the life!
EXCRUCIATINGLY AWESOME YO! KUDOS 💯
This thing needs a heading indicator just like an airplane to keep straight.
Great video, thanks for posting!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
You are very welcome!
Great job guys
Pretty cool. Nice work team.
I love this so much.
Thanks for another great video!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
This was sweet. Very good video. That motor sounds so damn good btw
Awesome job guys!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Congrats, guys! One hell of an accomplishment.
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Right on! thank you!
That's actually just a bit faster than the Dodge SRT4 Neon did at Bonneville, nice job!
Some one did there math right!!!! He'll ya brothers! 244mph on the nose!
A 369 that makes NA 920 HP ! Wow, great engineering, fabricating and driving! Sounds great!
@steve6992
2 ай бұрын
920 hp to the wheels
What an amazing accomplishment by an extraordinary team! Congrats!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
Outstanding! Great run.
Congratulations I understand just how hard it is to keep an engine alive under that kind of distance. Also doing runs on salt flats is terrifying so congratulations to you to have the guts
O yea great job hell yea brothers !!
Pete is a legend!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Yep he is!
Always amazed by this man. Nicely done.
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the channel
Great job guys, very impressive sounding run
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
Congratulations, guys!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you !
Bravo!
This is Awesome! Great Job guys! It seems the doggo was loving it too! Absolutely astounding achievement!!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Dennis!
W00T!!! Well done!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
This is epic. Best design , best dudes. Tops!!!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Glad you like it! Thank you
Great to see a bunch of guys my age with the enthusiasm of schoolboys. Would have loved to be there to see it with my own eyes (and hear it too)! Great work. Cheers from Aust - Dave
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Dave from far away and down under
@deldridg
2 ай бұрын
@@GregQuirin Yes, it's a long way down here! My dad was born with a spanner in his hand and was a mechanic his whole life until last year when he tightened his last bolt and went to the heavenly workshop. All these years later, I still remember being on long trips, dad would pull over on a highway somewhere, glint in his eye - "might just try a little adjustment on the Holley - back in a tick". Mum would smile, the bonnet would go up, my sister and I would wait patiently and then we'd be back on the road. "Can you hear that? Oohhhwwaa, what a difference!". What I wouldn't give... He would have loved to be there too Greg. I'm sure he was watching you guys from above!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
@@deldridg Your father sounds like he was a devoted person and skilled mechanic. Sorry for your loss. I have to say I'm that guy who will pull over and make an adjustment on the side of the road as well. I have Ford V10 - 24 ft RV we take across county often and it usually will have a mechanical issue of some sort to fix along the way. I always bring all my tools with me. Most people never understand why? Only the mechanically inclined can relate.
@deldridg
2 ай бұрын
@@GregQuirin I can just imagine! I've done a few road trips in the 'States and love it over there. Dad's toolbox is not in the back of my truck, though I'm not the skilled engineer he was! Thanks for your kind words mate. Cheers - Dave
Great achievement🏁
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you Jim!
Godspeed!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Yep!
Awesome sound!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
Congratulations!
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
These gents r so deserving of there goals wat another legendary day and vid fer these great Auto nuts were Blessed to have these Giants in design implament into some real Badass hot rods so again Greg thanks fer sharing these Gems with us Peacemy freind
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
No doubt! Thank you for watching the videos
CONGRATS!!! SMOOTH AS BUTTER!!🏁🏁🏁🏁🔧🛠️🔧🛠️🇺🇸🇺🇸
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
thank you! June 9th we will be at it again!
Did the ECT sensor connector reach harmonic resonance and go intermittent on the contacts?
Fabulous and very well filmed and edited. Sub'd
@GregQuirin
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for subscribing!
A home made V12 369CI. Love the backyard innovations. What do F1/Indy throw at their cars? $100Million or so. Well done guys and gals. Drive safe, drive straight, drive into the record books.
Nice sound!!!!! Congratulations from Brasil!