Jeffvette

ZR-1 times.

Ted Feder 1995 152.3 160.1 161.6
Jerry Schubert 1993 152.8 153.3 155.2
Ron Ranselman Jr 1990 153.1 152.5 154.9
Colton Christianson 1990 (Uly's car) 159.5 158.5 161.3
Brandon Coe 1990 154.1 157.6 158.5

Corvette times

Angel Yumart 2007 Z06 174.1 176.1 176.5
Lynn Vawter 2004 Z06 153.8 160.1 (I did not get a mph for 3rd run)
Vic heackley 2005 Vortech 146.3 DNF 149.8 1/2 mile
Roy Hoernke 1973 109.0 112.5 113.2 1/2 mile
Joe Di Prima 2006 Z06 159.9 141.3 no 3rd run
Jason Maheu 2007 Z06 147.8 160.1 164.8


I'll post the other cars later.

Onto the pics.

95ZR1

Colton had time to run the mile runs?
Wasn't that him we saw doing the drifting course
in Uly car instead? Damn, those tires can smoke!
So how many 360's did he end up doing?
Uly, ya should have been there........

cv67

Looks like you guys had a great time, wish I coulda been there . Ted, how long did it take to do the mile?

dallas916

Hmmmmm....you guys draggin' bricks behind you this year? Or was it the extra 300 pounds of safety equipment?

LowFlight

Man, those Zo6 can move on out

DMark

Jeffvette,

At what speeds were the cars at in the pictures?

I'm surprised at the about of front end lift on the cars.

zrss

It looks like no one who hit 168 mph or better last year wanted to drop a grand in unnecessary safety equipment to show up and do it again this year. What a surprise.

guinnessdood

Apparently Colton was listening to something other than WLT5 ...based on the position of the antenna...LoL

I wish I had been there too! Speed looks to be about the same as last year with my fat *** in there...my speed was 159 (162 indicated) last year.

Glad everyone had fun!

guinnessdood

If you look you can see the timing equipment...so it is at the end of the mile...at speeds of ~155-161 MPH.

DMark

Got it. Thanks!

95ZR1

Were you there this year or last year?
The 2 cars I know of that went 168+ last year
have the safety equipment.
And I love the phrase "unnecessary safety equipment."
Maybe John Force's safety equipment was unnecessary.
Maybe a parachute is unnecessary safety equipment for jumping out
of a plane.

I'm not going to debate what is "unnecessary" safety equipment
because I (or anyone else) probably don't really know what is "necessary."

But:
1) I'd rather be over protected than under protected.
2) The sactioning body for any organized racing event has rules.
Take them or leave them.

PS. It feels really cool flying @ 160+.
You all ought to try it!

carter200

Ted, way to go on being the fastest Z there!
You did 95's proud

guinnessdood

Ted...uh yeah...zrss was there lasy year. It's Jim Donahue...he has the 415 from Montana...and he was on the 170's with his car.

guinnessdood

By .3 MPH....hmmmm....looks like I shoulda been there to keep the 95s in their place! LoL Nice job Ted!

95ZR1

Uh oh. Is there a rock i can hide under? Open mouth, insert foot...

I apologize to Jim- I didn't know who zrss was. No personal info listed.
I was just gonna delete my post, but some of what I say I still believe. And it is entertaining.
Jim, at those speeds you don't have the harness bar/straps, etc?
All my wife requires of me is life insurance.

zrss

Ted,

I was there last year with my black 94 Z. I ran 173 mph which was the top speed for a ZR-1. I did that without the safety equipment mandated this year and survived just fine, thank you. I don't recall any of the other 168+ drivers in fire suits with gloves and arm restraints. Maybe you can remind me who had them.

I totally agree that nobody really knows what safety equipment is necessary. That's my point. Making a comparison to a parachute for a skydiver is pretty silly, don't you think? That's like suggesting that a steering wheel and brake pedal are unnecessary for a mile shootout. Hopefully you can make that distinction.

If you want to be "over protected" that's your business. Install a roll cage, harness, and extinguisher if you want. Just don't make the rest of us.

zrss

Ted,

No problem: obviously everyone sees this differently. I apologize if my prior postings were a bit short. I just find the following to be amazing:

I attend Jeff Flint's get together in Portland each year. Monday is track day at Portland International where 20 cars at a time race around a 2.1 mile track at full speed. I hit 140 mph on the front straight each lap. The only safety equipment required is a Snell 2000 or better helmet and a car that's in good shape.

To go 168 mph on a vacant runway that (as I recall) is several hundred feet wide and has a mile to shut down, and on which there are no other cars running, requires over $1000 in specialized safety equipment.

I just don't get it. But for the mandatory safety equipment, I would have been in Vegas this year.

Finally, I've "top ended" both my Z06 and 415 ZR-1. The Z06 went 188 mph. The ZR-1 has seen the fun side of 200. No bars, no harness, no fireproof suit, just a grin from ear to ear.

4DSZR1

hmmmmm Seems like I remember you saying in Portland "you have to do something, with all that money......
a measly $1000 held a big spender like you from going to Vegas....

duh, ok

Peaven

Awesome stuff, looks like you guys had a blast.

Looks like those 93-95 cars aren't that slow after all.

Goldcylon

No Chit!!!!