Big Bend Open Road Race 2003 (www.bborr.com)

Completely legal and conducted on a CLOSED state highway.

115 mph in Cooper CVT (confirmed by radar)

It wouldn't go any faster.

 

Why can't we talk about speeding on public roads? I can do it on a Camaro website, in fact there is an entire section devoted to street racing (or is this just because it's a Camaro site? ) Is it because of legal reasons (and if so what are they?) or is it just because the illegal stuff is stupid?

Does an 05 MCS top out in 5th or 6th gear? I have read that 134-138 is max for a stock MCS so how are people reaching 150? Must have been a long hill...

 

This gets misrepresent quite a bit, so here it is:

We do permit discussions about speeding on public roads. We understand that 10 to 15 over does happen on a regular basis. However, "excessive speed" (something like 100+ or double the posted limit) and street racing are both activities which are treated much more severely and activities which also endanger others. As such we do not permit those discussions and encourage people to take it to a track or other controlled environment if they want to race/drive fast. That has been the policy of this forum for several years and it has the backing of the site owner and the moderation team.

 

Pretty close to 125 mph at Lime rock...Watkins glen in two weeks. I'll post again

 

I saw the needle go clear past 120 on the back straight at Sebring, unfortuantely (actually wisely) I decided to look up and out and watch the corner before braking and turing in.

 

Only about 15-20mph faster than my Cooper at Lime Rock.

 

in a stage 6 Dinan. Wonderfully stable at speed.

Matt

 

I did some parade laps there in a charity event... paced at 80 MPH. The turns were banked so hard that, at 80 MPH, gravity forced the car down into the turn. I had to counter-steer to stay near the top.

I was wondering how fast you could wind it up there. Very cool.

The Drivers Edge is running an evening event there in a month or so, but I think you have to be solo classified to participate.

 

Peaked (ever so briefly) 130 mph in an '87 5.0 Mustang LX at Sears Point, approaching turn 1.

112 mph in a '70 Chevy C-10 1/2-ton at Sears Point Drag Strip. (12.8 secs. 1/4 mile).

No track time in the Mini......yet.

 

Thunderhill June 2006; just shy of 110 mph up the front straight

I have to say, it was fast enough going into turn 1. For me.

 

How about 163 mph during last years Nevada Open Road Challenges 1 mile speed run. Check out the results here.. http://www.sscc.us/results-05-norc.htm . Scroll down to the flying mile runs.

Anyone know this guy?

 

Wow, check out the 1/2 mile shootout, he got 2nd losing to a Viper. Holy Crap.

 

Also, if you check out the 115mph class he and another MINI took 3rd and 1st.

 

What sort of sucks here, is I think I'm in the groove into the downhill and onto the straight..I don't think I can improve. But I have to get into the 105s before the end of the year and that two second improvement will have to be shaved off the back half of the track. Maybe if I don't go so wide into turn one Jasen...

 

In my 02 somewhatt modified MCS
110mph or so @ Pocono south, coming off the high bank before braking for hard Left
About the same @ LRP before braking for Big Bend

All exact speeds are radar verified

129.1 @ Sandhills Open road challenge, Nebraska 08/2004 during the one mile shootout
Around 133 (speed limiter working) during the road race event 100mph class, came in 2nd 1.5 seconds off

132.6mph @ Big Bend Open road race, Texas 04/2005. During the 120mph class event(speed limiter still working). Came in 3rd .313 of a second off

136.7 @ Sandhills Open road challenge, Nebraska 08/2006. During the one mile shootout (speed limiter removed)

Indicated 144 (probably 138 or so) during road race in 105 class, came in 1st .540 of a second off

The object of the road race is to come closest to averaging the speed in your class without breaking tech speed (maximum speed for each class) usually for me tech was 140 (not a problem when speed limiter was on!)

For those interested, the road in Nebraska is unlike any other road race road in either Texas or Nevada...Narrow, hills and curves...not to mention a little gravel spread in here and there...A real adrenaline rush!

 

130mph on the autobahn in Germany! Talk about the looks you get when you pass a $80,000 BMW in your MINI on the autobahn going that fast!

 

i was wondering this myself. spillman has an '04. is the gearing this much taller in the earlier trannys?

on the IMS my '06 is at the redline in 5th around 115-120 iirc, and top speed was only to be had in 6th, not nearly at 150...

 

114 mph. just after the kink on back stretch at Mid-Ohio last Sunday at BMWcca Drivers School. I recommend the school to anyone within driving distance.

 

also has a TC set up....

Matt

 

105 on the front straight of VIR north with the instructor weighing me down, 108 without him. Doing VIR full course next month so we'll see what I hit on the back straight. I also have some new valve-stem caps and I'm quite sure that's worth a couple of mph.

 

It's amazing how long it takes to get a Cooper from 80mph to 100mph, and how quickly you can go from 100mph down to 80mph.

 

Yeah, it seems like at about 80, MINI's develop all the aerodynamic properties of a UPS truck.

 

Buck thirty three. Main straightaway Cal Speedway. 7/15/06

 

Hit about 125-130ish just before braking for NASCAR 2 (the tunnel turn) at pocono. Other than the crosswind buffeting the crap out of my helmet it was quite peaceful. The fun part was coming off the tunnel turn @ 115 and then having the brake for a 180 degree 2nd gear left hander into the south course infield (that will really test your braking system). Hoping to hit some similar highs @ watkins glen in a week or so.