I change my mind about the countach. I now want a Ferrari.
Ferrari Beats Jet Plane In 600-Yard Race
POSTED: 3:25 p.m. EST December 12, 2003
GROSSETO, Italy -- In a race between a Ferrari and a fighter jet, score one for the Ferrari.
But score two for the jet.
Formula One champion driver Michael Schumacher's Ferrari was a hair faster than a Eurofighter Typhoon jet on a runway in Italy Thursday -- at least in the first race.
The Ferrari edged out the plane in the 600-yard race. The plane then easily won at 1,200 and 900 yards in the drag races.
The plane had to stay on the ground for the length of the race, but then it took off.
The Eurofighter's top speed when airborne is listed at more than 1,500 mph. The Ferrari's limit is 229 mph hour.
The races between the jet and the car were part of a show organized by the Italian defense department and hailed as a demonstration of Italian industry