Texas Mile March 27-29th 2009 Registration open


my car is doing 609 at the tires and I am running Hoosier R6's on all but the first 2 runs.

sweet :thumbsup

i was runnin Michellin Pilot Sport Cup tires
 
I had a blast today! Enjoyed visiting with Fubar, jbsteven,THughes, Cody from ART, John Hennessey and a lot of other good people. I think Tanner Foust drove my car more than I did. I think I'm guaranteed some camera time since he shot the closeing sequence for his show with my car. There were some very exotic cars here you won't see everyday, Carrera GT, GT 2, Bugatti (not the Veyron), Gallardo, but no Ferraris. In fact in my four trips out here I've only seen one F430 and they never ran it that I saw.

217.8 so far! I'd love to see 220 tomorrow but if not it's still been the best day I've had in a long time.

Thank you Ford for building such a special car and Jason Heffner for making it fly.:cheers
 
The Bugatti was a EB110. It has 280 miles on it. Only 126 ever made.

http://www.autozine.org/Classiccar/html/Bugatti/EB110.html
 
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The Bugatti was a EB110. It has 280 miles on it. Only 126 ever made.

http://www.autozine.org/Classiccar/html/Bugatti/EB110.html

That doesn't make it any prettier.:lol
 
here are my runs

183.1
184.8
184.0
183.7
189.1 sooooo close
188.3
187.6
188.5
189.4
187.9
187.3
187.6

Hennessey pulley, tune exhaust.

I think the first run in the morning I can break 190.

great runs man! see you in the morning for some cooler air!
 
Wow great posts guys :thumbsup

Keith, albeit a long way away, here is one in your chearing section for 220 tomorrow :banana

:cheers
Trent
 
I had a blast today! Enjoyed visiting with Fubar, jbsteven,THughes, Cody from ART, John Hennessey and a lot of other good people. I think Tanner Foust drove my car more than I did. I think I'm guaranteed some camera time since he shot the closeing sequence for his show with my car. There were some very exotic cars here you won't see everyday, Carrera GT, GT 2, Bugatti (not the Veyron), Gallardo, but no Ferraris. In fact in my four trips out here I've only seen one F430 and they never ran it that I saw.

217.8 so far! I'd love to see 220 tomorrow but if not it's still been the best day I've had in a long time.

Thank you Ford for building such a special car and Jason Heffner for making it fly.:cheers

great to see you. your GT TT ran super strong!
 
great to see you. your GT TT ran super strong!

John is being very modest. Although he didn't bring out his big guns (the Twin Turbo Vipers and the TTSC GT's) he did bring some cars that impressed everybody.

His slightly modified GT-R, and correct me if I'm wrong John, was running high 180's and his also modified ZR-1 turned mid 190's. The only other ZR-1 was stock and wasn't nearly as impressive.
 
Wow great posts guys :thumbsup

Keith, albeit a long way away, here is one in your chearing section for 220 tomorrow :banana

:cheers
Trent

Thanks Trent. Some of that cold Canadian air is supposed to get here tonight so that will make it easier to gain a couple mph. If I make it it's all because of you.

And if I don't I'm gonna blame that on you too.:biggrin
 
And if I don't I'm gonna blame that on you too.:biggrin

As Jim Carey would say "alllllrightythen" :biggrin

220 it is my friend :thumbsup
 
Congrats Keith.
 
John is being very modest. Although he didn't bring out his big guns (the Twin Turbo Vipers and the TTSC GT's) he did bring some cars that impressed everybody.

His slightly modified GT-R, and correct me if I'm wrong John, was running high 180's and his also modified ZR-1 turned mid 190's. The only other ZR-1 was stock and wasn't nearly as impressive.

lots of fun today. our ZR1 with 602 rw hp ran 190.6 mph and our GTR with 620+ rw hp ran 191.8 mph. we are very happy with both. i think the stock ZR1 was able to manage a 181 mph run. see you in the morning for some cooler, drier air and faster speeds for all we hope!
 
There is no way I would come out here an only do 4 runs, just not my style.

those 187 mph runs I did at the end were back to back so at the very least we know these cars are consistent even when fully hot.

try doing only 4 runs in a day MAX and allow for at least 2 hours of cool down between runs. when i went to the Texas Mile last year i only did 4 runs in 2 days. when in the pits park your car in the shade of your trailer and always keep your clamshell open with a bag of ice on your supercharger. tire pressures increase as the day goes on so adjust them accordingly. you will hit 190+ no sweat if you do what i am sayin. the first run you get in the AM usually has the best potential as winds are calmer and your motor is not heat soaked :thumbsup

how much has your car dyno'd?
 
any updates from this morning?
 
I am VERY proud of the runs I did today. Remember this is with ONLY a pulley, tune, exhaust and air filters.

195.515
195.477
195.227
195.477

anyone else notice the EXACT same time on Run 2 and 4? We did have favorable winds and cool temps.
 
that's some consistent driving:thumbsup
nice job!
 
that's some consistent driving:thumbsup
nice job!

All the yelling and screaming I was doing at the car while going down the mile it should have been going faster! :lol
 
I am VERY proud of the runs I did today. Remember this is with ONLY a pulley, tune, exhaust and air filters.

195.515
195.477
195.227
195.477

anyone else notice the EXACT same time on Run 2 and 4? We did have favorable winds and cool temps.

i see that you only made 4 runs today. it looks to me like you picked up 6 mph in speed. did you have a tail wind? what was the air temp and the DA?
 
15-20 mph tailwind and 50-65 degree temps. medium humidity. EVERYONE was posting 4-7 extra mph today. Lots of people today so only 4 runs and we left earlier than yesterday.
 
All the yelling and screaming I was doing at the car while going down the mile it should have been going faster! :lol

Hey whatever works!:lol Hope you had an in car camera.