They're both pretty powerful pieces of machinery. The Ferrari can reach a top speed of 369km/h (which, by the way, is faster than a speeding bullet train), while the jet can hit 2,448km/h when in the air. But if the jet has to stay on the ground, that evens things up a little. So who'll win over 600m, 900m and 1,200m? Well the red devil won the shorter race, but the jet won the longer two. Not sure what it was all about, but it must have been fun to watch.
Later (from a PR Newswire press release): The race was organised 'by the Italian Ministry of Defence to celebrate 100 years of manned flight and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the famous Italian racing driver, Nuvolari'.
Posted by Joe at December 11, 2003 11:48 PMI remember a similar heat decades ago between an F14 Tomcat and a top-fuel dragster, which the Tomcat took hands down.
Of course, the Tomact was on a steam-driven catapult, so it was really the dragster against the catapult.
Posted by: DJ at December 12, 2003 05:47 AM