Typhoon vs Veyron - A contest?

Just watched Top Gear's "race" between Hammond in a Bugatti Veyron and an RAF Typhoon.  The deal was that from the same standing start they would both accelerate away.  The Veyron would drive down the runway to the end turn round and come back again.  The Typhoon would take off, climb vertically up, execute some high G manoeuvres in the length of the runway  and return over the start point.  First one there would win. Obviously Hammond had never seen a Typhoon do its stuff or he wouldn't have bothered getting out of bed.  Anyone who had would know that the Veyron wouldn't even be at the event let alone in the race.  Still it made good telly.

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