On multiple occasions, on the same straight, on a 1.5 mile long bridge in rural eastern maryland, I have taken my car to speeds approaching 170 miles an hour, in about 1 mile from 80ish, because on the other side of the bridge, there are often radar traps from the town you soon enter, so I only had about half the bridge to see what my car could do. But...6600 RPM's in 5th gear in an 86' 951 should be around 170 mph if I am not mistaken (speedo was buried above the 170 mark but I know these things are off at speed).
I read the article and this made me feel a little better about my 1/4 mile time: "Jason’s car is the former (2 year) record holder in IHRA Pure Stock drag racing. He’ll do a 13.21 at 101 mph in the quarter mile at sea level. Mike’s car is a 1965 Shelby GT350 and is a current member in both the 130 and 150 clubs." My car ran a 14 flat at 102.2 MPH with a terrible start (every time I ran the 1/4), but the trap speed tells me that I should be in the mid 13's comparing it to that mustang.
Why are all the cars so slow on the salt flats? You would think you wouldn't have much of a problem getting to those insane speeds with nothing to worry about, but maybe its the elevation. For those who didn't read the article, the fastest cars of the day were the turbo S 944 and a 914 with a 350 chevy in it. No other cars came within 15 MPH of the turbo S. I wish I lived closer to the west...I would have liked to show those fools up.
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ribs, 86' 951
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