Top Speed Shoot-out at Loring (ME) Sept. 16-19

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Top Speed Shoot-out at Loring (ME) Sept. 16-19

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Picked up on the CMC facebook page - similar (but they stress not affiliated) to the Texas 1 mile events - 2-1/2 mile runway (!) - interesting (at least to me :wink: )
Edit: today is the pre-registration deadline - 100 minimum entries, 200 max.; looks like they've got 140+ so far from what I can get from the forum link (below) ...

http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.p ... 592.0.html
http://speedshootout.com/default.aspx
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I'm not sure how exciting that would be in the Miata. Might touch 90! Heck, my tuck might just be faster!
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Man, I would have loved to run in this. Oh well. Dave, you going?
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Re: Top Speed Shoot-out at Loring (ME) Sept. 16-19

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Want to Baaaad; budget eval in progress. An almost 1,000 mile round-trip (2 days of travel) + 4-day event (lodging and expenses) + entry fee + the prep work needed - mechanical/maintenance, including a very good alignment and wheel balancing, and I'd probably need/want some aero work.

It will most likely get some media exposure, so checking into some sponsorship...

I do have a buddy here in NNY that wants to bring his bike (Ducati Monster) and would van it out there, so that could ease the strain somewhat...

FWIW, Car & Driver tested the 2002 MINI to 139 mph stock / drag (h.p.) limited. Would really like to see what ~50% more h.p. does to that number - but if BMW built in the typical German 155 mph speed-limiter and I can't get around that 'economically' (re-flash vs. the budget) I'll take a pass until I can.

Of course, having an answer to the #1 question I get - "It sez 150 on the speedometer, how fast you had it?" - plus the "show" itself (gonna be some awesome machinery there) is making this a tough left-brain/right-brain decision :wink:
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Ooooh.... this looks like it would be quite entertaining...
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