Wanna Go Fast Day 1

[XfireZ51]

Yeah a 200" roll to 40 isn't the same as using those 200' accelerating from 0.
Kevin's 441 ran twin 159-160
Al's first run was at 150
I think Marc ended up around 147 but I am sure he'll chime in.
It was difficult to find a car that was running and didn't have a turbine whine to it.
The Alpha Omega GTR broke the record again today at 214. They were going at it with a private Mitsubishi Eclipse that did 209. Something else watching these cars popping chutes to slow down.
The air was great for runs but the weather sucked. It actually got colder towards the afternoon which was one reason I left after 2 runs. But I would definitely do it again.
White Gallardo running 197-199 looked like a ground missle. The acceleration from these cars once in second gear was just amazing. It sounded like a jet taking off.

[LancePearson]

Sounds almost like a demarcation line between naturally aspirated and either turbo or supercharged engines today....be interesting to see what any modern 6.2 liter supercharged ZR-1's did today. Last listing of a prior wannagofast 1/2 on their site when I downloaded it the speeds above 150 would have wiped all the modern zo6's away and anything over 155 would have taken the modern zr1's listed as well so it's not shabby. But, to go more than 160 or so must take enormous power.

Still, to hustle 150 plus mph in 1896 feet is hauling the mail where I come from. I honestly could never handle 200 mph in that distance....there's no way I ever had the reflexes for things happening that fast.

Wonder how fast an F22 Raptor fighter jet taxies to rotate airborne? Less than all the numbers you put up here not to mention slower at takeoff than the white Lambo or the GTR probably and he's got a whole lotta thrust pushing him, 70,000 pounds worth at what, 120 knots or so?

good job...btw, I spoke with one member who added twin turbos to his lt5....it makes an LPE resleave job look cheap.

[Pete]

This was my first time running anything past a 1/4 and i had a blast.
This was a great turn out for the ZR-1's i think we had 10 ZR-1's.

I was happy with my MPH could i have gone faster maybe but 1 more MPH or 2 would not made any difference to me and i do not need to break my Z to get it,i also needed her to get me back home
I tell you guys 1/2 mile sounds long but boy at 150+mph it comes up fast.

I'm very impressed with all of our Z's today we all ran very well,heck we were the only N/A cars there and running good numbers with 30 year old technology.
If they had fastest N/A street car we would've won that trophy today.

Pete

[LancePearson]

Good speeds, Pete. Did you have any issues slowing down, plenty of room?

I read somewhere that a few cars went off the track and spun in the grass over the weekend. That would be very frightening to me. The place looks like it was good for the purpose on what video I saw on the Chicago site.

Way to go....and you kept the right side up!

Lance

[Paul Workman]

Yes, it was a thrill, for sure - even more so if you are late on the brakes and run off the end of the strip...[sigh]...like someone did.

But, the good news is (I hope) it is limited to front end damage, including the hood. Looks like the end of my driving season came early this year. I'm pretty stiff this morning - lower back muscles and neck muscles are pretty stiff this morning, but other than my pride being bruised we'll both live to race another day!

My first (and only, unfortunately) run was 143.14 mph from a rolling start from 20 mph at some distance from the starting line. The consensus is that running from a dig would have yielded a better result; fortified by the experience of others that did a rolling vs. dig start. But, I gotta say, she ran real well, and "in the pack" with the other 500 packages. We'll give it another shot next year maybe.

I held the HEART OF THE BEAST to include the results of the event, so as to include all the results. I gotta tell ya, it was a fantastic showing of ZR-1s, and they really kicked butt in the NA class! Looking forward to the final tally.

Stay tuned to this channel for photos and latest developments: dancing

P.

[LancePearson]

Glad you are okay!

[LancePearson]

Paul,
You were hardly alone...here's a gtr that hit the brakes and tears right off the track to the left and the photos of what happened to it in the bushes...I saw that it came back and ran later but minus the entire front clip. Don't quite understand why it veered like that. Could be lotsa things.

there's a video embedded in a Chicago forum as well of it happening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVaw4...layer_embedded

[dredgeguy]

Wow, that looks like a blast. Congats to to the FBI group for a great showing. It would be interesting to have a list of your times and what gears you are running.
Just think, if this was scheduled a day after BG we could arrange tail of the dragon, BG and then 1/2 mile!

[FU]

Originally Posted by Pete

If they had fastest N/A street car we would've won that trophy today.

And that is something to be very proud of !

[Toyvet1]

That GTR ran a 174b with the rear wing. They ran the car without the wing and ran 178, after the run the car went off course and spun in ther mud a few times. After a little cleaning up it ran 174 the way it looks in the photos....