Uhhhh - I had a radar gun, but I believe that Alan Sheidler was
operating it during the S/S competition at the Peru Tour.
I don't recall that I was over 70, altho' Dvorak was I think.
Perhaps Alan might recall?
In any case, the Peru event was enough in excess of Rules
1.3 and 2.1.A to be a concern. It sounds like other events are
also? (But we must discount competitor reports of calculated or
observed
speeds, as they are often exaggerated. An F/M driver at the
BFG Event in Oscoda last year reported 100+ mph at the finish line.
Radar gun had him at 63. . . . . . .)
Speed creep at events led to the current wording in the rulebook.
Is it happening again?
Roger Johnson (Ohio)
MR>Yes, Tim has a 10AE.
MR>One other thing to remember--unless your autox tires are the same size as
MR>your street tires, the obtained speed will be off. For instance, coming
MR>back at Peru, after a big lift/starting to break, Eric looked down at the
MR>finish "straight" to see the speedo dropping back through 70. Flying,
MR>right? Well, someone had radar, and Roger Johnson in his vette was
MR>"only" going 70 something. And the Vette certainly, certainly, certainly
MR>was faster on that course than the 130 hp MR2.
MR>On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:05:59 -0400 (EDT) Scot Zediker
MR><roadsterboy@earthlink.net> writes:
MR>> By any chance is your Miata a 10AE? My '91 hits the rev limiter at
MR>> an indicated 85mph in 3rd (did this on a freeway onramp, not an
MR>> autox :)
MR>mlc
MR>'91 MR2 NA
MR>-----anything after this, I didn't write, and don't necessarily agree
MR>with----
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