Way to go Ben!!! Todd I hope to see you make 200 tomorrow. I sure hope the winds die down.
Anyone think about taping up the seams of the sun roof to keep the air out??
Be safe and see ya tomorrow.

 

Tape? Yikes. I don't think I'd be trusting anything 'taped on' at 200+mph

 

So when NASCAR uses it at 200 MPH plus at Daytona it doesnt work??

 

props to everyone who is competing in this weather, you have *****....remember Marskis old avatar..."at 200 mph, you have no friends"

 

Honestly, I have no idea. I don't watch NASCAR

 

Yea, you tape seams at 200mph... Actually you tape seams at above 125mph when running top speed runs, uncluding pulling mirrors, wiper arms and anything else that might create drag.

Gorilla tape holds... Well... Very well...

I may be attending in the spring... This event, and the cast of characters has me wondering!

Mike

 

My car moved 6 feet at about 150 on my final run. The side wind was nuts!

 

update jus got off the phone with kevin from underground jonah went 232 in his lambo gonna turn up the wick in the morning

 

I've never felt the car as unstable as it was today at 195+ mph. I hope it calms down.

 

Good luck tomorrow, Toddimus, stay safe.

 

That's scary. He hit 200 mph in about 3300 ft. It'd be interesting to see what it will do in a mile. 1000HP is a real hand full. Glad he's OK. When I read Jitsu's post I had a strange feeling that it was my car involved. Todd was really shook up.

 

All I can say is... man, you guys got *****

 

It really seems like the Texas Mile is worlds apart from an event like those held in Nevada like the Silver State.

You are not allowed to just go out and run without proven prior experience or working yourself up above 120 mph to unlimited in brackets. Either that or they require a professional race license.

Cars are required to have approved fire systems, tires, full roll cages and fuel cells in the unlimited class. Equipment requirements start at minimal at speeds to 120 mph and increase to the unlimited bracket.

I really find it hard to believe the event holder would continue the event with crosswinds at the speeds being attained. It looks like a nasty accident just waiting to happen. The speeds being attained can turn deadly very fast and without the proper safety being in place your chances of surviving go down very fast.

I hope everyone returns home safely.

 

I have to agree with CJV, with post after post of folks talking about how unstable their car felt and at least a couple of spins you'd think the event sponsor would have called the runs off! No one likes to feel like they've wasted their time making a trip but it sure beats going home in a box or being crippled. The forces at work are incredible at these speeds, think about what it takes to cave in a sunroof! Please be careful out there, if the winds continue it's no shame to walk away and race another day.

 

Good to hear everyone is Ok. I doubt even Gorilla Tape would hold up under those conditions. It's the differential pressure that's caused the sunroof to come out. I don't know how many square ft. our sunroofs are but at those speeds it's like several hundred lb. sitting on top or under it (I think the low pressure would be on the outside, the realitive high pressure inside the cabin). The sunroof simply wants to pop out of the rails.