Record Attempt Slated For 2026
When you have a three-mile-long runway to play with, it’s easy to have a need for speed. Johnny Bohmer operates a testing facility on the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility runway at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, and he’s been using the runway to set speed records with a modified 2006 Ford GT for over a decade. He’s about to give it another go.
In 2022, Bohmer reached 310.8 mph, which he claims is a world record for a street-legal car, but felt this “BADD GT” had more in it. So in 2026 he’ll try to break that record—by a significant margin. He said in a press release that he’s targeting a top speed of 330 mph.
“The 310.8 mph/500.1 kph run was just a test run,” Bohmer said in a statement, adding that 330 mph “is in reach, and we are making final preparations.”
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Bohmer bought his GT new and has been tinkering with it ever since. In 2012, he reached 283 mph on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway, then came back in 2017 and did a 292-mph run. For that run and the 2022 run in which Bohmer broke the 300-mph barrier, the GT was making 2,700 horsepower, according to Jalopnik.
The release didn’t discuss the car’s current spec, but emphasized that it remains street legal in Florida, and that Bohmer regularly drives it around on public roads in the Sunshine State. And while the interior is fully caged and packed with data-logging gear, it also retains air conditioning (obligatory in Florida), cup holders, and an audio system.
The BADD GT is already in elite company. It’s faster than the Hennessey Venom F5, which achieved 270.4 mph on the same runway in 2014 (Hennessey hopes to break 300 mph in the near future), and the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, the only production car to record a speed higher than 300 mph in testing.
How Much Faster?
This Ford looks even more impressive considering that the Chiron isn’t considered the world’s fastest production car by the FIA. Bugatti only surpassed 300 mph in one direction, and FIA rules (along with those of most governing bodies for land-speed records) require a return run, with speeds from the two runs averaged.
By that metric, the Koenigsegg Agera RS is the fastest, with a verified top speed of 277.8 mph. Koenigsegg believes its Jesko can surpass 300 mph, and Bugatti has made similar claims about its Bolide track car, but neither has done it yet.