[V8] My "Top Speed" Story....

[Tony and Lillie]

> There's always the "Silver State Classic" (Nevada).  They close the  road
> between two isolated towns (like 50 - 100 miles apart??)  Down and  back 
> as fast
> as you want.  The police give mock speeding tix that only  require a 
> donation.
> I sold my '68 Corvette (Traco 427 stretched to 440) to  a guy who ran the
> race. His round-tip average was 168.  In the last year or  two there was a
> horrendous crash where someone balled up a supercar.  They  were talking 
> about
> limiting entries or something. Anyone have any updates?
> Craig

First, the top speed on that "track" is higher than most. Where the top 
speeds are read is at the end of long downhill stretch.
However, the average is what is impressive for a lot of the cars that run 
there. I don't know if a recent accident, there was a horrendous one in 1989 
involving a Testarossa. The driver lived but was in rough shape. His wife 
died in that crash. I had a close friend in Vegas that helped organize it 
for years. She hit 152 in a nearly stock 1996 Mustang.

Tony Hoffman.