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LancePearson · 06-10-2013

I agree...I figured for my car the day I ran 140 mph or so I was going 205 fps or 2/3'ds of a football field every second and if you only had 2400 feet left then any delay chews up the asphalt as Paul found out. I know that the trees out in the country were going by mighty fast and I didn't take my eyes off the road other than one glance when the speedo rolled up through the 130's and kept going until I let off. 2.3 mile straight stretch with no cross roads, homes, traffic.

Most of us figure a football field to be the playing surface of 100 yards but you can use either as reference....either way anything from 130-140 mph on up is hauling the mail and stopping becomes every bit as important as starting and getting up to speed.

Paul was not alone and there was a GTR who braked and zagged left after the traps off into the field too and ended up minus the front clip but could run the next day.

06-10-2013	#76
LancePearson Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Chester, Virginia Posts: 457	Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1 I agree...I figured for my car the day I ran 140 mph or so I was going 205 fps or 2/3'ds of a football field every second and if you only had 2400 feet left then any delay chews up the asphalt as Paul found out. I know that the trees out in the country were going by mighty fast and I didn't take my eyes off the road other than one glance when the speedo rolled up through the 130's and kept going until I let off. 2.3 mile straight stretch with no cross roads, homes, traffic. Most of us figure a football field to be the playing surface of 100 yards but you can use either as reference....either way anything from 130-140 mph on up is hauling the mail and stopping becomes every bit as important as starting and getting up to speed. Paul was not alone and there was a GTR who braked and zagged left after the traps off into the field too and ended up minus the front clip but could run the next day. Last edited by LancePearson; 06-10-2013 at 09:24 PM.