[F500] 143mph F-500?

[Lindsey, Mark]

Try drafting at Daytona behind a Spec Wrecker Ford......it was like being
behind a vacuum cleaner and popping out the other side once you caught up
with them.  :-)

Mark Lindsey
KBS Mk5

-----Original Message-----
From: J.D.Layson [mailto:500Racer at comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:31 PM
To: f500 at f500.org
Subject: [F500] 143mph F-500?


OK, I'm guilty of not reading ALL the posts before commenting. I know
what we've seen at Road America and it's fast but we used a Pi system
and I trust the numbers. Yes, we also had a FF1600 to draft. On the other
hand, I've been to Daytona and the air down there can be very-very good.
Hey, on the right day and with a good draft, yea 143 might be possible.

Cheers, J.D.Layson






> > The quote from Julie back on 5/9/2000 was:
> >
> > "...He said he saw 143 mph on the speedo while drafting the Ford on the
> > banking!..."
> >
> > Two cars go faster in a draft than does one car by itself but this
> > certainly puts both the FF1600 and the F500 above 140.  Of course there
is
> > always the possibility of the pickup for the speedo not being
> > calibrated.  If both cars had data loggers and both recorded essentially
> > the same top speed that could be confirmation.  Or the use of a radar
gun
> > could help clear up the problem.