Yes it was a very windy day and I was working the Spec Racers. I went WOT out of turn 10 all the way to turn 3 doing about +130 mph in an open cockpit car with 105 ponies. That wind was just moving my car side to side but I just hunkered down and stayed with it. Tube Frame Chassis Suspension: front/rear rocker arm, coil-over shock/spring, lower "A" arm, dual externally adjustable anti-roll bars Ford 1.9L fuel-injected, water-cooled, SOHC 8-valve, hemispherical head, inline 4-cylinder derived from Ford Escort, sealed by SCCA Enterprises ECU: Ford Motorcraft, modified for racing, sealed by SCCA Enterprises Ford 5-speed manual transmission, sealed by SCCA Enterprises Goodyear Eagle Racing tires (bias-ply, same size on all four corners of car) spec tire, Goodyear Eagle Racing deep-groove rain tire also available Custom exhaust Wheels: spec 13-inch alloy, can also run spec stamped steel wheels Brake Pads: Hawk (spec pads) Cockpit Adjustable Brake Bias (Tilton) Penske Racing or Koni (original) shock absorbers (single adjustable, rebound only) sealed by SCCA Enterprises 92 in (2,337 mm) wheelbase 1,670 lb (757 kg). including driver 3-piece fiberglass body Instruments: tachometer, oil pressure, water temperature, alternator warning light 105 hp (+/- approx. 3 hp) Fuel Capacity: 7.75 US gal (29 L; 6 imp gal) ATL Fuel Cell Fuel: commercial pump fuel only, usually 93 to 100 octane 135 mph (217 km/h) top speed
A few events back I got test drive a students Corvette +700 hp supercharged down the long straight doing +170 mph just passing everyone like they were standing still. That same car is in the video.
It's exerating to be able to stand right next to the wall on the long straight, I almost lost my hat multiple times while trying to capture this footage. On average most cars and drivers will be able to get upwards of 110 + 150 mph easily. These Detroit muscle makes 150mph look ease. I once had a Pastor from Rochester take is brand new 2010 Camero SS thru turn 1 doing 150 mph, he flinched and we almost went off. Despite my best effort to get him to slow down he was confident his AutoX skills would keep him alive, I was just glad God was out there watching over us.
