They tech based on class not "potential mph". For each class there is a record mph that all cars in class must meet the saftey requirements for. If your car only runs 190mph, but the class record is 250... you must meet safety tech for 250, or change class (engine type, size, etc, etc).

If he agreed all mandates were in his best interest from a safety perscpective,
why the "Apparently if you are new, or not from California, they make your life quite difficult" attitude?

Bash the techs working to keep everyone safe, so we can all race again another day.... I don't understand.

 

And you thought a Quarter Mile Drag Strip could tear up your car...

 

I have not been to the Texas Mile but I did run in the Nebraska mile before the Beast was sorted out. If I recall we ran 168 mph with a couple of vacumn lines off and the throttle cable not quite getting full travel (my bad). The 2:20 gearing is not the most productive combination for this event as we had to shift into 5th at about 150. The mile races are just that ONE Mile from a dead stop. Any 928 will be well settled at the speed you will reach in one mile. (unless their are issues with it) I don't know the altitude in Texas but I would doubt any stock S4, GT or GTS would break 150 in a standing mile.
If you guys are going to travel that far, come and race an ORR. 100 miles instead of ONE. There are a lot of us to help you out, what are you waiting for?

 

That area in Texas is not much above sea level so altitude shouldn't be an issue.

The ORR would be great and I've loved reading about it over the years in your posts. The reason why I though the Texas mile would be viable for us is because it is only a little over 11 hours drive. We could make it a long weekend since I cannot get away from my business for extended periods of time. Bonneville is essentially out of the question for this reason. The Texas mile seems like a good start point to see what the car can do, and a simple start for a noob like me.

I happen to have a stretch of back road near my house, freshly paved and never any traffic whatsoever. It does have a small bend about 1/2 way through, but pretty much straight. I do the standing start run on this road once or twice a week. I really need to measure the length of road, I do know that is much less than a mile. I always achieve 115-125 before I have to brake for the end of the vacant part of the road. I'll measure the road with my trip odometer this weekend.

 

Back of the envelope thinking, end of 1/4 mile stock S4 should be maybe 110 mph? Roughly 30 sec per mile at that speed, so you have about 20 seconds more of accelerating. Guessing 135 mph or so, maybe 145 mph.

 

Stock S4 auto is under 100 in 1/4 mile... more like 93 or 94 in the 1/4.

 

I've got the 2.20 rear end and on paper making 500 rwhp...
I haven't a clue beyond that other than it will climb past 150 very quickly (no idea on actual distance) and is still pulling hard when, um...my friend lets up on the accelerator.

 

For only $300 why not try it for 3 days......thats cheap....the safety equipment requirements aren't that strict either....an ORR or race prepped 928 will pass with ease....

I would think one of the high HP 928's would do quite well there...Tim, Louie, Todd, Kuhn or Simard all could get a good result there....Simard probably would have the best potential with 640whp and 2600lbs.... He might get close to 200mph in a mile.....

I would guess a stock 928 S4 thats running well could probably get 130mph in a mile or so?

 

Here's one of our runs from the 1 mile shoot out at the Nevada Open Road Challenge last May

Stock 88 S4 @ 6,000+ feet



It was fun but the open road race is a better thrill

 

some info:

Goliad, TX, elevation is 171 feet above sea level.

Performance also depends on the water grains (humidity). Goliad's humidity levels are on par with the Houston area. many of the sea level drag strips have been calculated to over 1500 feet above sea level.....very important to non-blown engines. calculated elevations can be as much as 1800 feet (I have seen that much on my track instruments).

the Texas mile is a standing start 1 mile with 1/2 mile shut down. timers are at the end of the 1 mile (top end). Bonneville is different--it's 5 miles and 10 miles, with 1 mile timing "sections".

I recently watched a Super Cars Exposed program where Tanner was trying to run a Carrerra GT (only made about 170 plus) and a Ford GT (made just over 200).....it was humid to the point of the track being slightly wet......

you can get more info at each of their respective websites.

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Whenever the S4 set the speed record for a stock car, it was a 171 mph standing mile, which was the top speed, and only picked up 1 mph over its own record for the standing kilometer, so if your car is sorted and straight, you should be able to get to whatever your theoretical max is.

 

Everything they gave him crap over on the first day, they eventually waved the second day and said it was just a good idea. He wasn't really complaining too much, just that they made it difficult.

 

Take the helmets away and 30 MPH and that reminds me of getting onto the interstate anywhere around Atlanta.
These folks will run over you around here if you lack acceleration.

 

Yeah, and the Ford GT had the factory supercharger removed and replaced with twin turbos for 800HP..... Otherwise, it probably would have just barely made 200 if at all.. I think it did somewhere around 208 with Tanner driving.. I can't remember exactly...

 

Reading the Texas Mile rulebook seemed to reveal a "fun run" category which looked far more tech friendly than qualifying in horrific detail for one of the dozen levels of power, modification, tire width, suspension mods, weight mods, etc....