---
title: "Watch This 2,700-HP Ford GT Lose Its Chute at 292 MPH in a Standing Mile Record Attempt"
description: "Houston, we have a problem."
date: "2017-10-27"
modified: "2017-10-27"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/15526/watch-this-2700-hp-ford-gt-lose-its-chute-at-292-mph-in-a-standing-mile-record-attempt"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "badd gt"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Ford"
  - "GT"
  - "guinness world record"
  - "Horsepower"
  - "runway"
  - "standing mile"
  - "street legal"
  - "Supercar"
---

# Watch This 2,700-HP Ford GT Lose Its Chute at 292 MPH in a Standing Mile Record Attempt

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/10/ford-gt.jpg>)
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Back when [America's space shuttles](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9697/escape-the-work-week-with-these-space-shuttle-dash-cam-videos>) still flew, they'd touch down for a high-speed landing on a runway at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. While those majestic birds are now museum pieces, the end of the shuttle program has opened up the three-mile-long, supremely flat runway for a whole mess of fun things—like Johnny Bohmer's continued quest to set the street-legal standing mile record at 300 mph in his 2,700-horsepower [Ford GT.](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13502/2018-ford-gt-67-heritage-edition-is-a-beautiful-throwback>)

[Bohmer and his BADD GTs](<https://www.baddgt.com/>) are no strangers to the top-speed game, having [set the previous record](<https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-standing-mile-%E2%80%93-car>) at 283.232 mph with a 1,700-horsepower build back in 2012. Now, we should specify what we're talking about here: [As *Jalopnik* notes,](<https://jalopnik.com/watch-a-street-legal-modified-ford-gt-go-292-mph-1819879863>) the Guinness World Record for the fastest standing mile in a street legal car stipulates the car has to have functional A/C, drive for at least 15 minutes before the record run, and comply with all local insurance and registration laws. Despite its drag chute and insane horsepower count, the BADD GT checks all those boxes.

Oh yeah, about the parachute. This recent run featured here was actually a test pass for a more official 300 mph attempt to be [filmed for *Fast N' Loud*](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/3816/cant-get-enough-of-richard-rawlings-the-gas-monkey-guy-really-you-cant-wow-ok>) later this year, presumably with Guinness officials on hand to certify the result. He only manages an "uncertified" 292 mph here—which is good, because drag chute instantly breaks off as soon as he deploys it.

https://youtube.com/embed/qjhkGyBWnu8

Despite the ominous fadeout over Bohmer saying "No chute, no chute, I have no chute, roll, roll, roll," he told *Jalopnik* he was able to brake in time, though the extreme heat ended up cracking the rear rotors. Bohmer says the car is capable of at least 310 mph in its current state, so we're guessing he'll find a better chute for the next run.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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