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Originally Posted by Dean
I know it is an inverse square kind of thing, but my no aero almost stock ride height stage 2 STI did over 140 at Bonneville, so 170 isn't that surprising considering the lower less boxy 2 door body with aero and a $4!+ load of power and 8000RPM...
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Watch the video again. It's not like the were out on the flats. That was on the race line, with massive aero drag from the big wing, and still accelerating when Gary ran out of straightaway.
Think of it this way: it takes 800hp to get a much slippier 3500 lb cup car to 200 mph. F1 cars only do about 200 as well on straights not much shorter than Fontana. 170 in what's basically a hot rodded salvage title grocery getter shows real creativity and homespun engineering. That L it basically runing with the likes of ALMS GT cars at like 1/3 the cost, if not less.
I'm impressed. I would have guessed the L would top out around 160 or 170 but not in race trim (ie big wing) and only on a 2 mile straight. That car is a rocket ship!