KISS_Racing Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 HT, All records have started from scratch as this is a new venue. I know one bike went 244.5 and the LMR Camero also went 244.5 MPH. That was as of noonish when we left... Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 BTW, Both of the 244.5 runs were with 20 MPH wind gusts. Hopefully in October the wind wont be near as bad and they will be able to do some surface improvements. All in all it was a great weekend.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 i heard there are two really bad dips or bumps .one of em at the end ..and some biker hit his face on the bars when running through one of em ..not good ...you would think that would have been fixed before this run ...that would make me nervous knowing ill hit those at really high speeds .... but id bet they wont be there next time ......noone wrecked a car or got hurt it looks like ..so good first outing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon14 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Here is a cool video, http://jalopnik.com/5807094/what-231-mph-i...ette-feels-like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon14 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Found this video of a bike pass. Its not Jenn but it gives you a good idea of what its like to make a pass down the mile. I didnt take very many pictures this weekend but here is a pic of Jenn and Mark. Mark did all of the pre run stuff, which includes holding the water bottle. I can not imagine what it is like to be out in the Texas sun with a set of leathers on! Mark, thanks for all the help this weekend. Its was a blast! Its a bummer that our weekend was dominated by wind. But thats the way it goes sometimes. Jenn said her last pass was crazy. We had a great time with good friends and met a bunch of new people. I also enjoyed talking to all of the LSSZ members that came by to visit. Here is the deal. When you have alot of wind at a land speed event, you have alot of time on your hands. It pretty much wound up being a beer festival After a long weekend at the mile I decided to go down to corpus and wound up stuck on an island with a circle track racer and a drag racer. and beer. What a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 The wind was brutal, but was good to see Will, Mark, Pappy, Greg, and a couple others here and there. We spent Saturday night back at CC Speedway, looked for but didn't find Mike, but got some great conversation and time spent with Bruce and Cody, John and Steve, Tom Harwell, Bob Riley and his gang, and the Krauss bunch and Mark Opiela. All the classes had pretty good features at CC, The Sport mods had a great show with Titzman(?) holding off a very clean driving and patient Cody Beddoe. Coulda thrown a blanket on the top cars. And they had a great opportunity to tear up the entire field when Bruce blew up going into turn 1, but, while most of them spun to avoid Bruce or spun in the oil, no one really touched each other or the wall, and all were able to continue. Magnificent heads up on their part. Sportsman move to Bruce for loaning his helmet to another driver when he had a problem during the red flag. That is Bruce being Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 sorry to miss you tom `had no ideal you were going to be there ...i changed a radiator hose on my sons number 8 honda and went up to the stands to sit with my wife and my brother and her brother with his family .. with all the travel ive done the last two weeks .im too tired to hang out in the back ..sitting in the stands suits me just fine right now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Will, I had an incredible time. Saturday night pool time was great just hanging out tellin stories. I'll be there in October... I loved being there. Time to get our golfcart project going... HT, Jenn said on her 222 pass that at the end it moved her right 3 feet. Mind you instantly 3feet at over 200MPH. Someone mentioned on the Bristol thread that those racers had to have big grapefruit to turn those speeds. I say you are just plain fearless running into 20MPH headwind @over 244MPH. Great job Tommy on that pass... Hopefully Jenn will get to travel. She was asked to ride another bike which after that competition will get a lengthened swingarm and hopefully ride it again in the October Mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Will, I had an incredible time. Saturday night pool time was great just hanging out tellin stories. I'll be there in October... I loved being there. Time to get our golfcart project going... HT, Jenn said on her 222 pass that at the end it moved her right 3 feet. Mind you instantly 3feet at over 200MPH. Someone mentioned on the Bristol thread that those racers had to have big grapefruit to turn those speeds. I say you are just plain fearless running into 20MPH headwind @over 244MPH. Great job Tommy on that pass... Hopefully Jenn will get to travel. She was asked to ride another bike which after that competition will get a lengthened swingarm and hopefully ride it again in the October Mile. three feet would make me think twice aboult doing that run again .. ive been moved a few inches on street bikes hitting road bumps and didnt want to travel that road again ..jenn needs a national sponsor ..so she can go pro drag .she has what it takes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I think she would welcome any and all sponsors. I have said it before, but I will say it again... Jenn is very humble, once you get her to talking she is a natural. I know there was some talking about a sponsor, but would prefer Will shed light when they know more... HT, I would have to agree. I have been on a street bike and been moved several inches at speed. No Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I can handle the "Few inches" part ......its the sudden "STOP" that I cant handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon14 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Here is another pretty crazy video from the mile. Watch the top of the window bowing out in the side shot. Not exactly how much power this cars got but it seems to have plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Car unloaded, drop off and chute in that order. Also he started leaking something again. Same car that caught fire on Saturday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 is that the car in the video dyno ..1800 plus .looks like ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I heard it pegged their dyno (2000Hp) and they detuned it. Don't remember if it was 1800 or ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon14 Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Well Jenn just registered for Loring today. Thats a long drive to Maine. Loring is a 1 1/2 mile track. Jenn really wants that record. I wont be able to go because I will be in Wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Well Jenn just registered for Loring today. Thats a long drive to Maine. Loring is a 1 1/2 mile track. Jenn really wants that record. I wont be able to go because I will be in Wisconsin. go for it girl .......take nick along he loves main ..btw whats the record ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 One bike she has been asked to ride is a monster. Stock wheelbase bike that has massive power. The owner is a tuner so hopefully with the extra 1/2 mile they can utilize all the power. When she rode it in March it wheelied and broke the back tire loose violently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Loring (the old AFB located in Limestone) is looking at about 2500 miles each way..... But the runway is 12,000 feet, with an additional 1000 ft overrun, so they have plenty of shutdown area. And you won't be crowded on the ramp, it has something like 3 million square feet of parking ramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Cold War B-52 base -- way up in Northern Maine. Not much up there but trees, moose and wilderness. It's a long drive from Texas. You can do it in 2 days if you only make absolutely necessary pit stops along the way. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 New Texas Mile car getting it's new engine, complete with big hairdryer on the front. Planning to debut at Beeville Memorial weekend. Any new info on this Bad Boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Got word there is a new vette in the stable... 408 cuin front mounted twin turbo's. Built and bought on the east coast. It's on it's way to SA town for some tweeking. Made 1000Hp on a start up tune. Said to have rolled the dyno over 220MPH. Will see........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertx Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Gregg has the new vette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 no sorry, one of our guys. I need to call Greg, I haven't talked to him since the last mile. I know Jenn is going to Mojave two weeks before the October Mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon14 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Yep, Jenn is going to run the Mojave Mile on a bike with a pretty big motor. Just to brush the cobwebs off she is going to do a little drag racing this weekend. Which means I will be be changing clutch packs every 6 to 8 passes. Its what I do these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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