Texas mile
- Thread starter soroush
- Start date
Glad everyone's weekend was safe. The wind has been blowing in Central Texas for 2 mos straight. I was born & raised here and have never seen such relentless wind. Also, we haven't had any rain since I can remember (couple of drizzle 10 minute showers in 2 mos maybe). In the nineties here too.......humid....it sucks. Looking forward to Carlisle 75 degrees.......and rain would be OK with me lol.
THamonGT
GT
Mullet
FORD GT OWNER
THamonGT
GT
After watching the sparring match between the two all day Saturday and realizing mullets relationship with the Texas Mile founders , I can see that for $1.95 Mullet can get just about anything printed, made or produced. AND THE STORY GOES ON AND ON AND ON UNTIL THE NEXT RUN. I also was wondering Where Was Mullets GT This Weekend At The Texas Mile? All I Saw Him In Or On Was Soroush And His Little Motorbike! He rode around all weekend looking for a ride but I never saw him with his driving gear on? I repeat " THE BEAT GOES ON". Great fun and funny weekend. All of us in the Houston area will try to keep them apart. Tomy Hamon PS The carpet in the picture is the dead giveaway.
Mullet
FORD GT OWNER
- Aug 8, 2007
- 5,256
^ very funny,
wow, what terrible conditions, but you guys already knew that, inspite of it all It was great fun seeing everyone and running at the new track.
unfortunately the track is terrible with sudden elevation changes(bumps), and thats nothing to do with the conditions, the wind was relentless and never let down,
I had lots of troube from the start of the whole weekend, I guess when my car took four hrs to idle right I should have seen the signs, clearly she didnt want to go to beeville
however she made a lot of power I will post up the dyno number and graph later, but at the end of the night on friday after multiple pulls on the hot humid weather in houston, she made 1121 hp to the wheels with nearly 1000 ft lbs of torque all around 4000 rpm! it was unfortunate that I could not harness that power and put it to good use(kick mullets butt) but as tomy said the saga continues
the tune may be off a little as when we pulled the plugs the car seemed to be running lean and one of the spark plugs was completly melted off, however no apparant engine damage, I borrowed a plug from chip and she fired right up idled fine and jumped right back on the trailer to come home, she is put away now and Im really tired I think I got 7 hrs of sleep in the last three days!
thanks again to everyone that helped out chip, tomy, mark H, and yes mullet too I guess
I cant say I will be back to the next texas mile if the condition remain the same and im not talking about the wind, but rather the track.
one last note I like to mention, if it wasnt for bill at DA I would have not been able to make the trip, he was on the phone with me all night before we left guiding me through the challenging sc belt swap, I like to thank him as well.
wow, what terrible conditions, but you guys already knew that, inspite of it all It was great fun seeing everyone and running at the new track.
unfortunately the track is terrible with sudden elevation changes(bumps), and thats nothing to do with the conditions, the wind was relentless and never let down,
I had lots of troube from the start of the whole weekend, I guess when my car took four hrs to idle right I should have seen the signs, clearly she didnt want to go to beeville
however she made a lot of power I will post up the dyno number and graph later, but at the end of the night on friday after multiple pulls on the hot humid weather in houston, she made 1121 hp to the wheels with nearly 1000 ft lbs of torque all around 4000 rpm! it was unfortunate that I could not harness that power and put it to good use(kick mullets butt
) but as tomy said the saga continuesthe tune may be off a little as when we pulled the plugs the car seemed to be running lean and one of the spark plugs was completly melted off, however no apparant engine damage, I borrowed a plug from chip and she fired right up idled fine and jumped right back on the trailer to come home, she is put away now and Im really tired I think I got 7 hrs of sleep in the last three days!
thanks again to everyone that helped out chip, tomy, mark H, and yes mullet too I guess
I cant say I will be back to the next texas mile if the condition remain the same and im not talking about the wind, but rather the track.
one last note I like to mention, if it wasnt for bill at DA I would have not been able to make the trip, he was on the phone with me all night before we left guiding me through the challenging sc belt swap, I like to thank him as well.
Fubar
Totally ****** Up
BlackICE
GT Owner
If you don't like the runway in TX come out to Mojave. Skyrex will get another FGT only event going! Smaller lines, cool temps, long braking zone, running with the winds on your side with a 1% downhill slope. The only downside is the air density at 2600'. Nothing a quick adjustment to the boost controller or change in nitrous jets can't solve. Us blower guys have to change pulleys
Mullet
FORD GT OWNER
at this place (if they did it the other way) if you go too far you would go into a highway AND the only way into the track. I doubt we would want concrete barriers to stop the people that cannot stop in time.
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
^ very funny,
wow, what terrible conditions, but you guys already knew that, inspite of it all It was great fun seeing everyone and running at the new track.
unfortunately the track is terrible with sudden elevation changes(bumps), and thats nothing to do with the conditions, the wind was relentless and never let down,
I had lots of troube from the start of the whole weekend, I guess when my car took four hrs to idle right I should have seen the signs, clearly she didnt want to go to beeville
however she made a lot of power I will post up the dyno number and graph later, but at the end of the night on friday after multiple pulls on the hot humid weather in houston, she made 1121 hp to the wheels with nearly 1000 ft lbs of torque all around 4000 rpm! it was unfortunate that I could not harness that power and put it to good use(kick mullets butt
the tune may be off a little as when we pulled the plugs the car seemed to be running lean and one of the spark plugs was completly melted off, however no apparant engine damage, I borrowed a plug from chip and she fired right up idled fine and jumped right back on the trailer to come home, she is put away now and Im really tired I think I got 7 hrs of sleep in the last three days!
thanks again to everyone that helped out chip, tomy, mark H, and yes mullet too I guess
I cant say I will be back to the next texas mile if the condition remain the same and im not talking about the wind, but rather the track.
one last note I like to mention, if it wasnt for bill at DA I would have not been able to make the trip, he was on the phone with me all night before we left guiding me through the challenging sc belt swap, I like to thank him as well.
i hope you are not mixing iridium spark plugs with nitrous :ack
Mullet
FORD GT OWNER
- Aug 8, 2007
- 5,256
If you don't like the runway in TX come out to Mojave. Skyrex will get another FGT only event going! Smaller lines, cool temps, long braking zone, running with the winds on your side with a 1% downhill slope. The only downside is the air density at 2600'. Nothing a quick adjustment to the boost controller or change in nitrous jets can't solve. Us blower guys have to change pulleys
Me and Chip talked about exactly that while at the texas mile! I just cant justify 3-4k dollar transport fee for an event like that!
that would be a NO Freddy , I havent used iridiums for three years now, since we have been spraying the car.
Hennessey Performance
GT Owner
- Mar 15, 2006
- 767
Congrats to all and glad everyone was safe in the crazy windy conditions. FYI, about 4-5 yrs ago we ran a TT Viper at Goliad and ran a 217 mph standing mile speed while running into a 12 mph headwind. That car was making right at 1000 rw hp. A week later we took the exact same car at the exact same power level and ran it at Maxton Mile. With a 3-5 mph tail wind and maybe 10 degree cooler air we ran 225 mph. 15 mph of wind + 10 deg cooler equalled 8 mph for us on that car.
I have suggested to Jay and Shannon that they do a 3rd date in late January or February of each year. Maybe around the Presidents Day holiday weekend or MLK day weekend. The chances of a front coming thru and having cool, dry air with a tail wind are pretty good that time of the year in south Texas.
I have also suggested that they establish an early morning run group for cars and bikes that run over 200 mph. They would most likely need to charge an additional fee for this as they would need more staff or to work them longer. But there is a huge difference in running down the track at 7-8 am vs 10 am. I would pay extra to be able to do that, especially if there were less cars and I was able to get 2-3 runs in before it warms up. If you guys support either of these ideas then please pass along your thoughts to the organizers. They are good people and run a business and they have proven to be responsive to what their customers want while also improving safety.
I have suggested to Jay and Shannon that they do a 3rd date in late January or February of each year. Maybe around the Presidents Day holiday weekend or MLK day weekend. The chances of a front coming thru and having cool, dry air with a tail wind are pretty good that time of the year in south Texas.
I have also suggested that they establish an early morning run group for cars and bikes that run over 200 mph. They would most likely need to charge an additional fee for this as they would need more staff or to work them longer. But there is a huge difference in running down the track at 7-8 am vs 10 am. I would pay extra to be able to do that, especially if there were less cars and I was able to get 2-3 runs in before it warms up. If you guys support either of these ideas then please pass along your thoughts to the organizers. They are good people and run a business and they have proven to be responsive to what their customers want while also improving safety.
2112
Blue/white 06'
Mullet
FORD GT OWNER
Late Model Racecraft from Houston. Their Camaro did 245 while going sideways thru the timing lights. He pulled the chute which saved the car from going off track and flipping.
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
this is the only reason i don't race at the Texas Mile anymore. it is just too far for me....
when my divorce is finalized, i look forward to racing at Mojave again....
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BlackICE
GT Owner
Fast Freddy
GPS'D 225 MPH
^^^^ - i really missed you guys :frown the weather conditions that you guys had at Mojave this year were ideal :driving:
longer track distances than 1 mile are very rare and MKM allowed that for the GT forum only :usa you guys were blessed to make that event. knowing how strict Mike and his Tech team are on safety i am sure that it took alot of persuasion on Tom's part to bend Mikes arm to allow the GT forum to have a special day like that....
i am proud of you guys for not having any "incidentents" at that event :thumbsup which leaves the door left open for MKM to give us another shot at a 1.4 mile race again in the future :cool
longer track distances than 1 mile are very rare and MKM allowed that for the GT forum only :usa you guys were blessed to make that event. knowing how strict Mike and his Tech team are on safety i am sure that it took alot of persuasion on Tom's part to bend Mikes arm to allow the GT forum to have a special day like that....
i am proud of you guys for not having any "incidentents" at that event :thumbsup which leaves the door left open for MKM to give us another shot at a 1.4 mile race again in the future :cool
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