"On September 22, 1993 a 1963 Studebaker Avanti driven by Ron Hall set a new world speed record with a two-way average of 195.640 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The car was powered by a 304 cid/630 hp Paxton blown Studebaker V8 built by Jet City Studebaker of Tacoma, Washington. Hall's return run average of 200.462 mph also made his the first Studebaker powered car to exceed the 200 mph mark. "

HP really don't have anything to do with how fast you go. you can gear the car to go as fast as you want at what ever rpm you want. how quick you get there with the same gear is another story. if you are doing a comparison test you would have to keep it stock(out of the show room) or put the same gear in all of them. you can make anything go 200 mph with the right gear and a long enough test track and the wheels don't run off. at the Bonneville Salt Flats there would have to be a time limit or a set distance to go by, when you try for the world record or it wouldnt mean anything. can someone explane the rules to me.