Just wondering does anyone have any video of the Sledgehammer
Corvette ???

If so could you post it or send me the link, heard alot about the car but never seen any video footage any information would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

Google + Search = Teh Winnarrr!!!

 

 

BUT -- for fun I googled "Callaway Sledgehammer" Video and could not find anything. There is, apparently, a video on Corvettes you can buy that does have some footage of the Sledgehammer at speed http://www.amazon.com/Corvette-Passi.../dp/B0000063R1 and that's it!

Sometimes things are so obscure even Google can't help!

 

Callaway sells the video/DVD , which I have.
OOPs, Callaway search didnt save as I saw it. You need to type sledgehammer in search
http://callawaycars.com/store/index.php?action=search

 

I have seen two videos that featured that car. It is one cool car!

I have not seen the videos online, but have read this link. http://www.callawayownersgroup.com/C...ember/cotm.htm

 

Let's face it I'm stupid but what is a sledgehammer vette.?BTW i will immediately google this when I'm done posting

 

Callaway's 250+mph C4

 

I see...not sure if I like the front end though. I think the styling on the C4 is just fine how it is but then again what do I know!!!!!!

 

Closest thing I could find. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8uu9uUzYMkAt the 2 minute mark.

 

Ive got the video somewhere.Its something to see the car coming towards the camera then its GONE in a flash.I could watch that again,if only I knew where it was

 

In short it is a twin turbo car Callaway built,drove it to a test track in Texas.John Linginfelter? drove the car to 254 mph and then drove it home.This was in 88 I think.Ive got a rear spoiler that I plan on cutting down to make the rear spoiler like the one on this car.

 

OK i'm in I'll have one of those!!!!!!!!!

 

Could you just imagine the look on the face of some Z owner when all they see are tailights from an (almost) 20 year old car?

 

Lets get it correct.Callaway built the car.Lingenfelter built the engine and drove the thing.Personally I think a greater achievment was Lingenfelters 298mph Firebird. Apparently aerodynamically less drag than a vette.
Anyway one of callaways guys drove it from connecticut to the TRC track in Ohio and back with no tickets!

 

Got any more info on the firebird?

 

Nevermind. I found this.

"Lingenfelter collaborated with Reeves Calloway in 1988 to produce the engine for the Calloway "Sledgehammer" Corvette project. Under the wrench of John Lingenfelter, the 355cid twin turbocharged small block Chevy that was the heart of the Sledgehammer Corvette produced over 900 horsepower. After the engine was tuned, the car was driven from Calloway's shop in Connecticut to the Transportation Research Center, a 7.5 mile oval in East Liberty, Ohio. Here, a top speed test of the Sledgehammer netted an astounding 254.76mph in 5th gear. As a testament to the durability of one of John Lingenfelter's mills, the car was then driven from the track back to Calloway's garage.

In 1989, John's greatest attempt at top speed began on the Bonneville Salt Flats. There, taking a '89 Firebird Trans-Am, whose aerodynamics he thought were superior to the 'Vette's, he managed to drop in a twin turbocharged 355cid small-block that was making an astounding 1400 horsepower! John's goal? 300mph! To this lofty end, John rigged up a set of six(!) nitrous bottles in the rear hatch area of the Firebird. These nitrous bottles injected their charge not into the engine, but into the intercoolers for the two turbos, using the super cold gas as a cooling medium in the air to air capacity. The result was that the turbochargers outlet air temperature dropped radically, far more than would have been possible using just normal atmospheric air. This did some pretty incredible things to the horsepower output of the engine. His first run in the car netted a 298mph top speed. A second run managed only 293mph. Soon problems started to plague the Bonneville trip, and with a mounting costs and no sponsorship, Lingenfelter had to settle for going 298mph, just 2mph shy of his 300mph goal. In true John Lingenfelter style, despite attaining what no other normal man could hope to accomplish, he wasn't satisfied and thought that the car could have gone faster... That is an example of the driving force behind what motivates John Lingenfelter."

http://www.goingfaster.com/spo/who_i...genfelter.html

 

Sounds like you have been reading a bad set of quotes. Someguys know the facts. Lingenfelter's engines didn't last for the run . John should be credited with driving the car, as he did. But is was not his engine that set the record. That was proven

 

Then apparently he lied.according to his book he built two identical engines for this attempt.I'm sure that you are going to be able to tell us all who did build the engine that made the record run.

 

This is a correct statement. A lot of misinformation out there. The track was NOT in Texas it was the Ohio Transportation Track which is a 7 mile oval track. This was the same track the the infamous "Gathering of Eagles" took place. However, the car was driven from Old Lyme, CT; eventually ripped an incredible 254.7MPH then driven back to Old Lyme, CT.

And this is not a typical Callaway. This was a purpose built car for this top end run. Nonetheless, an amazing car. Mr. Berry is the new owner and lives in Colorado. The Sledgehammer was '88-51.