Those Texans know how to have fun!
A top end run In Texas
texas mile
Check these bits from the rules:
OVERRUN Beyond the Shutdown - Oops or Oh S**t!!! If you cannot SAFELY make the right turn to the return road, don’t worry. You still have serviceable
overrun. KEEP IT STRAIGHT!!! Spinning to scrub speed is never a good idea. The surface of the overrun beyond the end is SOLID (old pavement) but the
surface ROUGH. Sideways off the end is also not a good idea. This “paved but rough” overrun is about another ¼ mile; then you will see cones in a Vee
pattern intended to “funnel” you to a dirt road through the trees for about another ¼ mile. If you haven’t stopped by then, you will be at the
highway. You now have a choice: find something to hit or keep going until you get to town. When you do finally stop, TURN OFF YOUR MASTER SWITCH!!!
Pump/Racing gas or “Fuel” - If you are running anything other than pump or racing gas, make sure to notify your “Tech Inspector”. The Crash Rescue
Team MUST be aware of any vehicle that has NOS, nitro, methanol, acetone, or any other oxidizers, additives or exotics (fuel not dancers) aboard.
CLOTHING: Non-synthetic fabric clothing (cotton, wool, leather etc.), covering torso, arms(to biceps) and all legs, plus "tennis" shoes
without holes are the minimum standard. Driving gloves are highly recommended. Golf gloves are not considered appropriate. NO open toed shoes, shorts,
tank tops or cowboy boots may be worn.
And Results
SUMMARY of RESULTS:
1. Two-days of running: There were 787 passes made
2. There were 136 entrants including Motorcycles, Sports Cars, Trucks and Land Speed Racing Vehicles/Motorcycles.
We are still processing all the runs to determine the winners in various classes, but here are some highlights:
1. John Rockers came all the way from Kansas to achieve the top speed of the March 2007 Texas Mile. On his Suzuki Hayabusa, he went a blistering
232.655 MPH.
2. The Unlimited Street Car with Power Adder Record was broken and a new record established: Mike Reichen in a Mitsubishi EVO 2 went 202.249 MPH in
The Mile. Broke Tommy Banh's record of 201.750 MPH. Mike came all the way from Illinois.
3. The Unlimited Race Car with Power Adder Record was broken and a new record established: John Kiewicz (MotorTrend Magazine - see his info above in
the press area) in Hennessey's Twin-Turbo Dodge Viper Competition Coupe went 217.448. John came all the way from Los Angeles, CA to meet up with
Houston Based Hennessey Motorsports.
4. The Project X Truck established the Diesel Truck records with and without Power Adders: 150.322 MPH without NOS: 161.007 with NOS. Then they drove
the truck home to the DFW area.
5. Tom Sauter took top honors for the fastest overall truck to ever compete in The Texas Mile: 177.629 MPH. Tom came all the way from Lake Havasu,
Arizona.
6. Most passes was accomplished by John Keene who made 24 passes down The Texas Mile on his Red 2007 Kawasaki ZX6R. Followed by Charlie Anstaett who
made 16 passes with 12 of the passes being OVER 200 MPH on his Black/Purple 2004 Suzuki Hayabusa. Anthony Cheme on his Kawasaki and Troy Sawvel on his
Honda also made 16 passes.
[Edited on 20/4/07 by Fred W B]
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