Looking at all the posts recently I have not seen anyone post anything for the Silver State Classic, the Nevada Open road challenge or the Sandhill open in Nebraska. There are several classes & over the years there are many bricks that have done 200+, RJ Gottlieb in his 69 Camaro "Big Red" is one of the more popular & has several you tube runs. There is also a 70 Mustang sport roof that was trimmed out in Shelby fenders that used a 427 SOHC engine that was the major competitor for Big Red. The rules have become a little more stringent in the unlimited class but even in the 180 average the trap speed this year was 208.9 mph and the average over the
90 mile course was 179.87 in a 2001 Monte Carlo. I believe there is also a highway race in Texas now but haven't found the information yet. I would
venture to say a stock 13/14 with the long straightaways that are available would just click over 200. Hopefully someone will be able to run and prove it to all.
Would be awesome to try those events one day.
West coast guys saddle up
I plan on doing the Ohio Mile this year but I've heard they're tighter on rules and I wonder what the glass roof will make them do?
-J
Yes they are.
I don't know what it costs to register for this event. Registration fees should be high enough to have car owners that at least maintain and modify the cars properly for the speeds they're trying to achieve. Is there any tech inspection of the cars for at least the brakes, suspension components and tires? I'd hate to line up with somebody that has a worn out tie rod end or other suspension component because they think their car will do 140 mph and they want to see it on a piece of paper. I've seen some of these local kids today with 25+ year old 5.0 Mustangs with some very questionable modifications running on the street around here that I would never line up along side them to race at an event that didn't tech the cars brakes and suspension components first. In VA if the car is 25 years old or older then you can get an antique plate and forgo the state annual Safety Inspections. This gives these kids leeway to get very creative in what is an acceptable modification for the street for Hp and speed, while letting them skip car maintenance/safety issues at the same time. The things are scary to look at, let alone trying to drive them fast in my mind. I can see one of these cars showing up there for bragging rights, if there isn't some sort of safety inspection beforehand or the entry costs aren't high enough to scare them away from participating. Do they have at least a 1/2 mile shutdown area?
Interesting to say the least. How remote is this area? How far is the nearest hospital?
I googled the location. It is in a nice setting from the satellite photos. I thought this was at a Regional Airport, not a private community airport in between the mountains LOL. The satellite image also shows the pond very nicely on the left side. It looks much larger in the satellite photo then it did in your video. I found this video of the event.
Very cool to have another local option.
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Very cool to have another local option.
Rules seem straight forward if we stay under 190mph (at least one run :thumbsup
Bummer that all these mile events specifically ban drag radials, looks like I'll need to spend another $700+ if I want to do this because no way I'm taking the DRs off for street traction.
-J
