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161.1 in a Single turbo V8 powered first Gen RX7 at the strip.
187.8 in a purpose built 10.5 outlaw car some years back when getting my racing license. Again at the strip.
180ish across the Utah desert in the early morning in a tuned Z06 with an aero package. Friends car.
150's on I15 heading to Vegas in a ZL1 Camaro last spring.
Fastest I've ever gone was 201 in a buddies Ford GT at the Maxton Mile. I have the jacket to prove it.
147 in a DeTomaso Pantera, 172 in my old BMW M3, 174 in a Porsche 911 GT3 and 177 mph in a Lotus Carlton (its top speed and it took a 3/4 of a tank and and about an hour to get the opportunity to stretch it out unimpeded). This was all done on the German Autobahn.
Even 'slow' cars can get up over 110 on a track through a straightaway. On public roads, that's usually a bit past the safe level unless you're in a desert plain.
You call the skinny tires on the C63 good? 6.2L engine is a beast though.
No, I don't call them good. I went down from 19" to 18"s to get maximum tire, but couldn't go down any further, mainly because of my big brake kit.. (P31 package)
When I went down on size, I upgraded from the POS conti's to michelin pilot super sports.
The c63 actually like to eat tires all the time, while guzzling gallons of premium fuel.
Actually, it's a "trick" taught to road-racers (I learned it from Keith Code for motorcycle racing)... you unfocus your eyes so you're not looking at one spot/thing, and instead let your vision relax and it's MUCH easier to see more stuff, it seems to process faster (probably because you let the part of the brain that can multi-task, do that and pick out the important parts that need more attention). The overall effect is that things seem to slow down.
It's a learned thing, takes practice, but works as described IMHO. I do it on the street now too, Especially at dawn/dusk when animals are out and about (they become much easier to spot). Not all the time, and it's MUCH easier when over 100mph or so, at least for me.
Exactly where I was taught to see more of what is going on around me, and in front of me. I did a little SCCA racing years ago and a driver from Hufftaker taught me this. Once a person learns how to drive like this, they become a far safer driver, be it road racing, drag racing, or just driving on the public roads. Similar to teaching people about wearing sunglasses in the rain while driving and how much of the glare from road spray they cut down on. But most people won't even try. I can't even begin to count the number of times this training has helped me!
Actually post #106 is a great post to learn. Brian M. did the best to describe what you HAVE to do when driving/racing at high speeds.
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I can't even begin to count the number of times this training has helped me!
