A little Friday morning ride at........218.3 mph

[390cs68rcode]

I'm out at the Texas Mile this weekend. Thought a few of you might enjoy.

texasmile.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI8UmIyiDXM

 

[BroadwayBlue]

Awesome! :icon_ecst

P.S. I think texasmile.com should be http://texasmile.net

 

[390cs68rcode]

just ran a 219.1

 

[68 special]

ssssswwwwweeeeeeeeeettttt

How cool is that. Keep those videos coming.

Bret

 

[390cs68rcode]

219.1 run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gONOmSo0X7Y

 

[rvrtrash]

Oh Man, I see a trip to Texas in my future!

Steve

 

[390cs68rcode]

Oh Man, I see a trip to Texas in my future!

Steve

come down in October. I'll save you a spot in my reserved parking area. schedule is on the texas mile site for October.

 

[J.Bart]

what limitations are there concerning mph and safety equipment?
maybe i need to have my governor turned off and take a trip to texas

 

[390cs68rcode]

below 190 mph run the requirements are easier and pretty much all you need is a helmet, 2 pound fire extinguisher in the car and long pants and shirt. To go over 190 mph in a modern car you need roughly 700rwhp.

check the Texas Mile website, they have it all printed out.

 

[Midnight Special]

...Hey, that was a fun watch Jason! 'Still hard for me to imagine 200+ speeds in a streetable car. You look "right at home" with what you're doing also

 

[aemoo28]

I can feel the pull as you take off in that jet!

 

[390cs68rcode]

here is a little press from a local paper. ABout halfway down there is my interview.

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/mar/28/s_jh_texasmile_032810_90335/?news

Many of the racers came as part of teams, complete with mechanics and a trailer in tow, and with the cars on display along a parallel strip of asphalt to the raceway for spectators. Of these was Jason Stevens, from Houston, of Joe Dirt Racing, who proudly displayed his fastest speed from three runs on Friday - 219.1 mph - in tape on his white Ford GT's windshield.


His car displayed the image of David Spade's mullet-wearing character on a Texas-shaped logo on the side of the car, and a license plate that read "Mullet." His other sports car, a Mercedes S600, has "Joe Dirt" its license plates, he said.


Stevens said he wasn't racing the second day because on that final run, the car blew a spark plug. Running it again at those speeds would probably cause the engine to crater, he said.


The car had held the standing mile record for Ford GTs after running a 226 mph here in October, he said. That record has since fallen after someone in Florida ran a 252.97 mph, Steven said.


"The car is basically stock, it comes supercharged," he said. "I've added two turbos, so it's supercharged and twin turboed. Stock, they put out 550 horsepower, and this one is putting out 1,000."


"This car is a stock engine with turbos, his is a very built race car.

 

[davidathans]

awesome! Thank you so much for posting this Jason