This Is the Crew Behind the 205 MPH Record of the Chevrolet Corvette C8

On May 8, Texas-based Hennessey took a C8 to the Continental Tires Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to have it run at fast as possible, maybe even setting a new number to beat by other crews or future generations.

This week, we learned Hennessey succeeded in their quest, as their Corvette C8 became the fastest of its kind (so far, and a not an homologated result) reaching a top speed of 205.1 mph (330.07 kph). A short three-minutes clip is proof of that, as is the claim the speed was recorded by means of a VBox GPS.

In a more recent YouTube video, dated May 21, Hennessey is trying to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the run, showing us most of the crew that took part in making the test a reality, going about their business before, during and after the runs that made the record a reality.

The car was driven to the limit by John Heinricy, formerly on GM’s payroll as assistant chief engineer for the Corvette, and presently a race driver, responsible among other things with setting sub-8 minutes times on the Nürburgring in both a Corvette and a Cadillac CTS-V.

It took the team two runs and a visit to the shop in between to conduct some modifications to make the registered top speed a reality. Also, the effort involved much more than the duo inside the car and a few people holding cameras.

You can see them all in action, as well as footage not released in the first clip, in the short 7 minutes video below.