Has anyone looked into the Texas Mile?

[dsobering47]

I'm thinking about shooting for next year's run. I know the E30 is about as aerodynamic as my ex-girlfriend is, so I figure some real HP is needed to get it up there. I'm pondering the 160-mph and under class...my car will (by next year) be a supercharged M52B28 with hopefully around 300 whp.

So, have any of you dickheads contemplated your top speed? I'm thinking I just might have to do it for the hell of it.
:loco:

[Joe G]

my e30 with a m20b25, chip, exhaust, and intake topped out at 137 and it took forever to get there.

[dsobering47]

Well your M20 probably has ~160 whp. I couldnt see why 150-160 mph is out of reach for 300 whp?

[KenC]

John Reed from Oregon (friend of a friend) tuned a TT Gallardo and broke the car record at 250.1mph back in March.

http://www.johnreedracing.com/displaynews.html?id=3

[Shangsta]

Been the last 3 years but not with the bmw, its definitely a fun time

[Joe G]

Well your M20 probably has ~160 whp. I couldnt see why 150-160 mph is out of reach for 300 whp?

I was just sharing my e30s top speed. Based on that i dont see a reason why a car with double the hp couldnt reach 160mph. As long as you have the right gearing with that 300whp you should easily obtain your goal.

For example, the Mazda Speed 3 has 263 crank HP out of the box and is limited to 155mph.

[dsobering47]

Ah very well. Does anybody have that nice excel sheet with all the gearing already plugged in for the ZF trans and whatever diff you wanted?

[Simon S]

Hell – I’d be game for a sanctioned top-speed run event.
Sounds like fun.
Get ‘er low, get ‘er mean, tape up body seams, and go for it.
Maybe fabricate under body panels?

Seams like I read somewhere that the e30 drag coefficient isn’t as bad as you’d think..

I can’t ever wrap my head around what 250mph would be like. Wow. That Gallardo would get your ass to work on time.

[dsobering47]

Heres for the lazy people:
http://www.texasmile.net/

its a long weekend event.
friday - sunday is $360
saturday and sunday is $260

Seems as though you need to be on the ball when registration opens.

[daniel]

Heres for the lazy people:
http://www.texasmile.net/

its a long weekend event.
friday - sunday is $360
saturday and sunday is $260

Seems as though you need to be on the ball when registration opens.

unlimited runs! cool

[Jean]

Yep, I want to do something like this as well :) Just something about going WOT through all 5 gears LEGALLY and seeing just what the top speed is excites the hell out of me lol.

[mamzak]

There was a thread a while back that showed an E30's drag coefficient was 0.3 or something, which was less than a Ferrari Testerossa's. I could be totally wrong about the number, and the model of ferrari, but I know it's not THAT bad.

[Simon S]

just noted the 'run' is a mile - then a 1/2 mile for stopping

I wonder how many miles it takes for a typical street car to 'top out'?