I don't want to make a habit of thrashing my car at the drag strip or like events, but for a one time shot to "see what it can do". How about boneville salt flat speed runs?
Has anyone ever tried this?
This is a portion of an article describing this event.
"To gain entrance to the 130 Club, one must take their vehicle from a standing start to 130 mph within one mile. At the one mile mark there is a 132 foot trap that takes your final speed. If your speed is over 130 then you have to run again over 130 to back it up. If you exceed 140 at any time, you’re disqualified. You have 5 runs to do this. No nitrous is allowed. The 150 Club ups the ante a bit; you have 2 miles to reach 150 but not exceed 160 from a standing start. There is more vehicle preparation involved in this category, but in 20 years only 10 people made the group. Again, no nitrous is allowed. "
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"and a Porsche 944 Turbo S (247 hp) made one pass at 131 mph but was unable to back it up with a second 130+ pass and didn’t make it into the club. "
The rest of the article is at
http://www.audiworld.com/news/00/130club/index.html
A little Autocross, Road course, 1/4 mile, top speed runs, going to the grocery store, loading the back down with lumber, commuting to work while getting 27mph, it all adds up to a great all around car.
DanD