i have and i will be heading home for the event. the guys that hit the 200 mark last year did it with a hefty tail wind.
i only ran twice in october, shake down to work the butterflies out yielded 175 mph. the second run i decided to lay into it and the event as follows, see 3/4 mark; hear loud pop; lift and still crossed the mile at 163, coasting a 1/4 mile.
after last oct i am now hooked and this car is now dedicated to it. in current form there is no doubt i can hit the 200 mark, attempting again next month but the only bad thing is that the safety standard for 190+ is a cage and suit, if you break out then you are booted and removed from the system so there is not any proof of the run.
next oct the car will be in big twin form minus the blower shooting for 220+, god i am in love with this type of run..lol..
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because he is rich! i do not know the construction of that car but like the ford gt, it may not require all of the safety features
and maybe because he is rich
Some of the cars received special waivers that allow them to run without certain safety equipment. I would assume it takes $$$$ to get that done though.
Thought this was an interesting picture of a KB GT500's engine letting go . Not sure if the hood liftinh is from the engine blowing up, or the wind. From what I've been able to gather, it went 197 @ 22#. It let go @ 24#. Maybe the owner is on here and will chime in.
i have and i will be heading home for the event. the guys that hit the 200 mark last year did it with a hefty tail wind.
i only ran twice in october, shake down to work the butterflies out yielded 175 mph. the second run i decided to lay into it and the event as follows, see 3/4 mark; hear loud pop; lift and still crossed the mile at 163, coasting a 1/4 mile.
after last oct i am now hooked and this car is now dedicated to it. in current form there is no doubt i can hit the 200 mark, attempting again next month but the only bad thing is that the safety standard for 190+ is a cage and suit, if you break out then you are booted and removed from the system so there is not any proof of the run.
next oct the car will be in big twin form minus the blower shooting for 220+, god i am in love with this type of run..lol..
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Wish i could make it this year, i hope i can make it for the Oct event.
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i have and i will be heading home for the event. the guys that hit the 200 mark last year did it with a hefty tail wind.
i only ran twice in october, shake down to work the butterflies out yielded 175 mph. the second run i decided to lay into it and the event as follows, see 3/4 mark; hear loud pop; lift and still crossed the mile at 163, coasting a 1/4 mile.
after last oct i am now hooked and this car is now dedicated to it. in current form there is no doubt i can hit the 200 mark, attempting again next month but the only bad thing is that the safety standard for 190+ is a cage and suit, if you break out then you are booted and removed from the system so there is not any proof of the run.
next oct the car will be in big twin form minus the blower shooting for 220+, god i am in love with this type of run..lol..
The Ford GT is a HELL of a lot more aerodynamic than a Shelby.
haha no, Pretty much stock a gt500 will do what a stock ford gt does stock, like 175ish. Kinda weird if you ask me. I went 194 in less than a mile with my procharged gt500 on the street and it made about 820rwhp at the time. anyways it can be done.
funny thing is my brother took that picture spartan and no, that is the regular lift at that speed
as for tires, i ran it with my 20"chicanes and nitto tires. the plan is to run it as is to hit my goal and then the build will become specifically geared towards this race next oct.
dan, a buddy of mine set up with a compound system on his gt went 226 and from my understanding he set the current mile record for the gt's. he is a member on here as well, jbstevens, his 226 is what made me tell van i wanted to hit 220+..lol..
haha no, Pretty much stock a gt500 will do what a stock ford gt does stock, like 175ish. Kinda weird if you ask me. I went 194 in less than a mile with my procharged gt500 on the street and it made about 820rwhp at the time. anyways it can be done.
not trying to shake the shit tree but first hand witnessed several stock and stockish gt500's run well less than 160 so hell even the zr-1's were runing low 170's.
i was told by many racers that the previous march had up to a 25+ tail wind which pushed many over the 200 mark. oct, this was not the case, most twin screw guys were lucky to see the 180's.
haha no, Pretty much stock a gt500 will do what a stock ford gt does stock, like 175ish. Kinda weird if you ask me. I went 194 in less than a mile with my procharged gt500 on the street and it made about 820rwhp at the time. anyways it can be done.
Um, excuse me. I know many Ford engineers. And a few of them have driven a stock Ford GT to over 200 MPH. Not a single one has ever come close to driving a stock GT500 anywhere near 200!
If you haven't removed the limiter, I wouldn't even bother going. Some of the guys I talked with forgot about the factory limiter and played with tire sizes just to break in the 160's...
I also saw several GT500's go boom so make sure you are prepared and TUNED for LSR!
I'll keep an eye out for anyone racing. I'll be running my bike again if anyone wants to come say hello.
Josh
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My be some will show at the Texas mile.
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