Top Speed Run...safe?
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Houston, TX
I've hit 168 mph on my R1 on a stretch of road in Mexico 
. It is quite the adrenaline rush but it does seem like a different road when you are at those speeds. The lane seemed to narrow down to the size of a sidewalk. I will admit that i have had a few nightmares since then thinking of the things that could have gone wrong. Hell, if a rabbit would have run out in front of me, we both would have been part of the road.
OP if you feel the need, go for it. Like others have said, don't go past you driving ability. Lift if you need to, its better to live to play another day.
. It is quite the adrenaline rush but it does seem like a different road when you are at those speeds. The lane seemed to narrow down to the size of a sidewalk. I will admit that i have had a few nightmares since then thinking of the things that could have gone wrong. Hell, if a rabbit would have run out in front of me, we both would have been part of the road.OP if you feel the need, go for it. Like others have said, don't go past you driving ability. Lift if you need to, its better to live to play another day.
But I do admit that because so much of my riding is on the back roads that animals large and small are my biggest concern.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
I'Ve done 162 at Talladega and my Z06 was rock solid. I've watched the video of BEZ06 doing 175 at Daytona and it looked very sable. I'm going to Daytona in Dec and hope to hit 175 crossing the start/finish line.
One thing though, a race track like Daytona and Talladega, is very smooth. I wouldn't want to ty those speeds on a public road where the car could be upset by less then perfect road conditions.
One thing though, a race track like Daytona and Talladega, is very smooth. I wouldn't want to ty those speeds on a public road where the car could be upset by less then perfect road conditions.
I did my 142MPH with the top down though
My C5 was bone stock with the 3.15 gears and it got up to 142 relatively fast. We rolled into turn one at 60 accelerated through the 33 degree banked turn and shot out of turn two at 120mph to accellerate up to 142mph down the back stretch before I had to lift because the guy in front of me hit his brakes. If you have never been on a track like that you would not believe how smooth it is. It's like driving on a sheet of glass. My C5 felt rock solid in triple digits on the track and at 155mph on the street. (closed course of course
) However thats as fast as I ever got it. I can tell you that at 155mph the road looked very very narrow. At 200MPH it would just be scary but I'd love to try it
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Daytona Beach FL
Here's a video of my ZR1 at Vettes-for-Vets:
Yes, 'Dega is very smooooooth!!! I saw 165 on that run, but the data I recorded showed about 168 mph.
The last time I ran on Daytona was before they repaved it last year. There are about 3 HPDE track events every fall for the last few years, but the track was "curing" during the fall last year after he repaving in the summer, so none of the events were run.
However, if anybody wants to run Daytona this fall, there's a PBOC event in Oct
an event run by Le Belle Machine d'Italia
And the best one is the Hooked On Driving event with the Audi club in Dec
Here's a video of a couple laps on the old bumpy Daytona track from a couple years ago:
I'll be running a couple of those Daytona events this fall and can't wait to run the new smoooooth track surface!!!
Bob
Yes, 'Dega is very smooooooth!!! I saw 165 on that run, but the data I recorded showed about 168 mph.
The last time I ran on Daytona was before they repaved it last year. There are about 3 HPDE track events every fall for the last few years, but the track was "curing" during the fall last year after he repaving in the summer, so none of the events were run.
However, if anybody wants to run Daytona this fall, there's a PBOC event in Oct
an event run by Le Belle Machine d'Italia
And the best one is the Hooked On Driving event with the Audi club in Dec
Here's a video of a couple laps on the old bumpy Daytona track from a couple years ago:
I'll be running a couple of those Daytona events this fall and can't wait to run the new smoooooth track surface!!!
Bob
