Official Texas Mile Thread Spring 2009

[RaceMX-M3]

I know we have at least 2 members (Fubar and Mr. Hollywood) participating in the Texas Mile this weekend. Please post up results/pics/vids/etc. :thumbsup2:

[Mr. Hollywood]

Not me. I went to the Supra deal last weekend instead.

[RaceMX-M3]

Not me. I went to the Supra deal last weekend instead.

oic. how did you do?

[Crash]

Saw your car on video.

[Mr. Hollywood]

oic. how did you do?

Not very good. Car kept breaking up....bad coil pack I think. My best was a 10.3...coasting thru the traps.

[Mr. Hollywood]

SW went a 246.2mph on his first pass off the trailer today. :thumbsup2:

[Mr. Hollywood]

Saw your car on video.

Where's the video?

[Bruce954]

SW went a 246.2mph on his first pass off the trailer today. :thumbsup2:

Gawd damn!



Mr. Big was supposed to be there to, right?

[Bruce954]

SW threw a rod and may or may not have cracked 250.

Edit: They didn't crack 250. Hell of an accomplishment with 246 though.

[Fubar]

Yeah, I saw his run... lots of smoke and oil all over the track and the car was clocked at 246... insane.


Old Blue pulled off a 190.637 run, then again for 190.3 That's the number I wanted to see so I may skip tomorrow.

[RaceMX-M3]

Yeah, I saw his run... lots of smoke and oil all over the track and the car was clocked at 246... insane.


Old Blue pulled off a 190.637 run, then again for 190.3 That's the number I wanted to see so I may skip tomorrow.

Mark, bad a$$. Hope you all got some vids. :thumbsup2: Sorry I missed this one.

[Fubar]

Yep you would have enjoyed it. There was a Bugatti 110, a Carrera GT and a few other great cars. The bikes were wicked too. I saw a turbo bike run 240s. It was a well executed event.

[Fubar]

how fast does your Viper run the mile, Hollywood?

[Mr. Hollywood]

how fast does your Viper run the mile, Hollywood?

Officially I've only done 205mph. Last October I clocked 211mph (per driftbox) with about 1000' left, before I blew threw my clutch. I have no doubt my car is good for 225mph without the need for a parachute to stop.

[Fubar]

Given your last 1/4 mile run I would not question that your car belongs in the 220+ club. Maybe I'll get to see it in october.

[Qship5]

Yeah, I saw his run... lots of smoke and oil all over the track and the car was clocked at 246... insane.


Old Blue pulled off a 190.637 run, then again for 190.3 That's the number I wanted to see so I may skip tomorrow.

Congrats Mark! Nice runs.

[Fubar]

btw

Twin turbo Ford GT (995hp) 217mph
Corvette ZR1 (unknown modifications) 178mph
Lambo Gallardo 168 mph
Ford Mustang GT KR1000 167mph (pump gas)
Ford Mustsng GT KR1000 192mph (race fuel)

Speed channel was out there so u will likely be able to catch all the highlights on Supercars exposed.

[Crash]

Wow that GT500 was bookin. Who is SW?

[RaceMX-M3]

Wow that GT500 was bookin. Who is SW?
Streetking, I think he has the record for fastest speed at the TX mile.

[BlackSheep]

Yeah, I saw his run... lots of smoke and oil all over the track and the car was clocked at 246... insane.


Old Blue pulled off a 190.637 run, then again for 190.3 That's the number I wanted to see so I may skip tomorrow.

Very Nice #'s Mark. Congrats! :beer:

[Mr. Hollywood]

Streetking, I think he has the record for fastest speed at the TX mile.

And the same driver/car is the quickest 6speed recorded...7.91 @ 188mph.

[Mr.Big]

we're still in Dallas trying to work out some major last minute bugs on Robert's car... the trailer is waiting, but no answers yet... this really REALLY sux... I hate it for him, and me for that matter... over 1k in flights just to get back home from working in Nashville then out to Albany NY for work Monday, just for this race, not including entry fees and such... But it really would all be worth it if his car would start and run correctly today... Don't count us/me out just yet, but it's not looking good...

[snowball]

we're still in Dallas trying to work out some major last minute bugs on Robert's car... the trailer is waiting, but no answers yet... this really REALLY sux... I hate it for him, and me for that matter... over 1k in flights just to get back home from working in Nashville then out to Albany NY for work Monday, just for this race, not including entry fees and such... But it really would all be worth it if his car would start and run correctly today... Don't count us/me out just yet, but it's not looking good...

Good luck, I hope you get it worked out! :)

[NDeedOne]

cant wait for some vids

[Fubar]

Pictures

http://www.dfwautoclub.com/forums/album.php?albumid=23

I don't have a lot of video but as soon as I figure out the editor on my Mac I will add a few.

[Crash]

Was that red mustang a diesel?

[Mr. Hollywood]

Were they really letting that Mustang run on Mickey Thompson tires? :dontknow:

[Fubar]

Yes on the MTs. I don't think it was a diesel. I didn't talk to that guy so I can't say for sure.

I came back early this morning but I was told that today was the day to be there... cooler temps and a good tail wind. Most people were running 5-6 mph faster than yesterday. I know the turbo GT ran 117 yesterday and 223 today. I herd a few other stories like that.

... excuse the video quality it was done with a still-shot camera

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[RaceMX-M3]

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[Fubar]

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[RaceMX-M3]

A fun vid. :D

[RaceMX-M3]

Mark are you still at the TX mile or did you come home?

[Fubar]

home on Saturday

[Crash]

If that was a diesel mustang then that's the owner of nitrous express' car. He dives it to events and gets like 35 mpg. They are out of Wichita Falls where I used to live. That diesel just doesn't sound right in that mustang.

[tranman329]

Yes on the MTs. I don't think it was a diesel. I didn't talk to that guy so I can't say for sure.

I came back early this morning but I was told that today was the day to be there... cooler temps and a good tail wind. Most people were running 5-6 mph faster than yesterday. I know the turbo GT ran 117 yesterday and 223 today. I herd a few other stories like that.

... excuse the video quality it was done with a still-shot camera

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[TiptronicSoldier]

Congrats Mark!!!

[mdezmond]

Well, we got home last night. Friday around 3pm we were just going to run the car down and get things set up. Had boost set at 16lbs. car launched good, had the speedo pegged at 200mph at 3/4 mile and passenger tire let go!!:eek:. Car started shaking and thank the lord I got it slowed down and stopped. Rolled through the mile at 160mph tryin' to bring the thing to a safe stop!

When we got the car to the trailer and tore into the problem we discovered it wasn't the tire, but the wheel had came apart!!! :dontknow: If it was just the tire we could have gone to Victoria and Discount had 2 Michelins in my size. Needless to say we didn't have any more wheels with us so we loaded back on the trailer, and watched everyone else. We decided to come back home yesterday.:(

[Mr. Hollywood]

Well, we got home last night. Friday around 3pm we were just going to run the car down and get things set up. Had boost set at 16lbs. car launched good, had the speedo pegged at 200mph at 3/4 mile and passenger tire let go!!:eek:. Car started shaking and thank the lord I got it slowed down and stopped. Rolled through the mile at 160mph tryin' to bring the thing to a safe stop!

When we got the car to the trailer and tore into the problem we discovered it wasn't the tire, but the wheel had came apart!!! :dontknow: If it was just the tire we could have gone to Victoria and Discount had 2 Michelins in my size. Needless to say we didn't have any more wheels with us so we loaded back on the trailer, and watched everyone else. We decided to come back home yesterday.:(

That sucks. FYI...200mph on your speedo is not 200mph. Better luck next time.

[Crash]

That sucks.

[mdezmond]

That sucks. FYI...200mph on your speedo is not 200mph. Better luck next time.


I know this. The gears that I have now will get me 190-195mph in 5th.

C5 Corvette has a speedometer error of around 10mph.

[BMW_TT]

Congrats to SW breaking records again.

[QDOG]

Very nice numbers Mark!! :thumbsup2:

[snowball]

Texas Mile record 246.2 mph. Congratulations SW! :cool:

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[TiptronicSoldier]

Well, we got home last night. Friday around 3pm we were just going to run the car down and get things set up. Had boost set at 16lbs. car launched good, had the speedo pegged at 200mph at 3/4 mile and passenger tire let go!!:eek:. Car started shaking and thank the lord I got it slowed down and stopped. Rolled through the mile at 160mph tryin' to bring the thing to a safe stop!

When we got the car to the trailer and tore into the problem we discovered it wasn't the tire, but the wheel had came apart!!! :dontknow: If it was just the tire we could have gone to Victoria and Discount had 2 Michelins in my size. Needless to say we didn't have any more wheels with us so we loaded back on the trailer, and watched everyone else. We decided to come back home yesterday.:(

Glad you made it out of there safely! What kind of wheels did you have on?

[Fubar]

I know how much Scott likes his vBox results.

[Mr. Hollywood]

I know how much Scott likes his vBox results.

What was your 60-130?

[Fubar]

7.4 sec. I have gotten it down in the 5s but for this run there are 1 maybe 2 shifts in there.

[RaceMX-M3]

7.4 sec. I have gotten it down in the 5s but for this run there are 1 maybe 2 shifts in there.

Mark you need to get an official 60-130 time posted. :thumbsup2:

[rberg32]

Omg!!!

[Fubar]

My bad... I meant 6s. Scott has a much better 60-130 than I can manage. 6.5 or 6.7

I'll work on getting it officially recorded.

[BlackSheep]

I was going to say, that's about the same as my time.. I know your car's faster than mine!

[ccompton]

we need to plan on getting more people to go to the October Texas Mile