Texas Miles

[tmcphail]

during sudden breaking the back end want to come around and if you brake hard enough it does, I would imagine something like that happened here. when I was slowing down from my run, I got on the brakes moderately and noticed the weight in the back of the car trying to come around, not that bad, but I would think its a lot worse in a rear engine porsche.

Yeah I would have to say braking from 200mph was the most entertaining part of my run as well. I can tell you at no point did the vehicle scare me its just so stable.

 

[steved57]

What a great thread as I have just read all the posts in it. Congrats to all you guys who ran the mile

 

[AZGT]

I think your egg timer was more on the money :biggrin My wife said one run I had looked much faster than the 181. In fact, one time the display read 197.4, but then went goofy. Obviously I don't think that was real, but hey, I can't argue with the lasars ................. I am happy with the 181 no matter what. Have never done a mile event before, and have not driven the car that hard before. The car and I had a good blend that day.

I made twelve runs, but one of those the track people wanted me to do a "slow run at 125" (that makes me smile - a SLOW run at 125) to see if they could pick me up. It did.

For some reason the lasers would not get my car at the end of the run. They said that in 4 years they had not seen it before, and it was only my car. Cars before and after me were timed, other white cars were timed, and faster cars were timed. They re-aligned the lights, changed angles, etc. I was a crash test dummy for a while making runs - all were hard runs going for time except the 125 (amazing how easy that was). They wanted to see if they could figure it out before the next three days event - did not want to have the same problem.

During the course of the runs, took off hub caps, took off the side number, added blue tape, took off blue tape, added different colored tape so looked like a barber pole, etc. They just shook their heads.

Got to admit it was frustrating. I had some good runs that they did not get a time on. Would get ready to get my new high speed slip and they would shake their heads.

I do wish they could have given us quarter mile times as part of the run. I was launching pretty solid, and would be curious. Really don't want to do it again that hard, so will not do a quarter mile event - just would have been a nice added tidbit.

So, anyway I am now a groundbreaking participant and final winner in the Texas 3 Mile event with about a mile and a half of that in the 175+ range ..........

The "Ghost" as I was told the track people were calling me ...... kind of creepy other stories with that.

 

[PL510*Jeff]

AZGT ==look at the downforce the tape stripes added! cool photo.

 

[AZGT]

AZGT ==look at the downforce the tape stripes added! cool photo.

Must have been the extra weight. Slowed me down too ....... :biggrin

 

[PL510*Jeff]

Must have been the extra weight. Slowed me down too ....... :biggrin

All racers know the quickest way to make a car to faster is for the driver to lose weight! :banana

 

[AZGT]

All racers know the quickest way to make a car to faster is for the driver to lose weight! :banana

Nice. It has taken years for me to add that extra weight and I am not ready to give it up yet.

 

[fjpikul]

Why these guys could not run the Texas Mile

Please note the left front wheels on IndyGT and ByeEnzo's car. No mile for them!

 

[ByeEnzo]

These cars have so much torque they deform wheels!

 

[BlackICE]

These cars have so much torque they deform wheels!

The front wheels? :confused

 

[ByeEnzo]

It's like the Doppler effect. The rear wheels deform first, but its seen in the front wheels as a wave of distortion. Indy GT can explain it to you all.

 

[fjpikul]

Good one Enzo. I thought you guys would like these pics.