Nice write up thumpin, I enjoyed reading it. Something popped into my head as I was reading your post, bout the part of aerodynamics and such. F1 cars are literlly shaped like upside down wings for the sheer purpose of keeping them planted to the ground as much as possible. Thats how theyre able to turn on a dime at speed. Just a fun fact that I thought you guys might like to know.

And as for the 60's stang and aerodynamics, its VERY VERY VERY bad (IMO). It has about the same aerodynamic capability as a matress or a brick.
-P.

 

A certain 69 has seen 130 with no ill effects...

 

155 and a black flaged, pulled off the track and chewed on for a while, I told the offical thatclocked me,I wasn't looking at the dash but trying to see where I might land. He did't buy it.He ended my chewing with a smile and "get back out there". I was in a 120MPH run group.This car is VERY light at this speed.Vowed never do it again. Well maybe not.

 

yeah parnelli is alivehe is about early 60's, you could say bud moore would be spinning in his grave he built fords trans/am program pretty much...

 

Expounding on this idea a bit.. Indy cars and F1 cars create so much downforce that they could go around the track inverted. If the track were layed out in such a way that he cars could be on it while upside down, they would not fall off the track. That would bring into play some other things, like where the oil ends up inside the engine, and the amount of blood present in the drivers head....

Even a mild car that can hold 1g on a skidpad needs to have baffles in the oil pan to keep the oil in the sump area, otherwise in a turn the oil is clinging to the side of the oil pan.. its a problem with road race Pontiacs more than Fords, but its something to think about when you have a car that turns hard...

 

I can't wait to see what my 65' GT gets up to. I'm going to show those kids with their older bmws what a real car is.

 

Oh yeah, there's this guy a town over from where I live that has a Shelby GT350 and he's pegged the 140 mph speedo a couple times.

 

careful you dont end up showing them what its like not having crumple zones or airbags.

Ive done 182 in a 1997 Z28. Spent the night in jail for it.

 

What do you mean by "crumple zones"?

 

crumple zones absorb the force of impact in a collision. i know your young and your going to race but dont ever do top speed in a classic. youll never survive a wreck. race from a dig and back down after you know your faster. i only race soeone from a stop and the race is usually over before we hit 60.