Ford GT Forum 200 mph Club & Standing Mile Results


fjpikul

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Jan 4, 2006
11,475
Belleville, IL
205 was done on an oval track at Nardo with the yellow Nardo car by McGowan.
 

extrap

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jul 16, 2020
1,751
Gainesville FL
205 was done on an oval track at Nardo with the yellow Nardo car by McGowan.

211+ ... I thought I read? ... not to split hairs 😁
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,053
Las Vegas, NV
If your goal is to exceed 200 MPH then a longer track will accomplish what you want. The standing mile events are a zero-max in 1 mile and more a measure of power (GTs aren't the only ones that do it). There are some airports that have long runways and put on events similar to the standing mile. In your case a rolling start would help but if topping the speedo is your goal you can take whatever distance you want.

Don't do the salt flats. Salt and aluminum in the long term are mortal enemies.

I thought the McGowan/Nardo speed trial also had a time factor in it - it had to run at whatever speed for a period of time thus the oval track.

Good luck. I wanted to do it too but there was nowhere in Colorado.
 

2112

Blue/white 06'
Mark II Lifetime
Silver state Classic;


Sun Valley Idaho Speed run;


Still might have to delete bumper as it acts as a parachute.
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GT@50

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Dec 14, 2019
852
Issaquah
Silver state Classic;


Sun Valley Idaho Speed run;


Still might have to delete bumper as it acts as a parachute.
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Something about "buying" a "delete" just whacks me out, but, my birthday is in August buddy.
 

2112

Blue/white 06'
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Something about "buying" a "delete" just whacks me out, but, my birthday is in August buddy.

;)
 

PeteK

GT Owner
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Apr 18, 2014
2,267
Kalama, Free part of WA State
There’s a big dry lake in SE Oregon, out past Burns. Several speed events have been done there.
 

fjpikul

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Jan 4, 2006
11,475
Belleville, IL
Oh, the car went faster (216 If I remember right), but the official run came in at 205.
 

The Grey Ghost

GT Owner
Mar 13, 2009
685
Kansas City
I was thinking 212

Nardo.jpg
 
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Ed Sims

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Mark IV Lifetime
Apr 7, 2006
7,850
NorCal
Wow. Just saw your posts GT@50 & Not Tonight Jim. SkyRex runs the Mojave Mile & that is where you can safely go 200+. I hope he has an event in the future as they are fun. PM him to do an event.

Ed
 
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roketman

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Oct 24, 2005
7,994
ma.
We need Mark to chime in!
I believe it was 211.79
 

The Grey Ghost

GT Owner
Mar 13, 2009
685
Kansas City
We need Mark to chime in!
I believe it was 211.79
You are probably correct, but that might have been a little long for his autograph, so he rounded up, as we all do. :)
 
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Mark McGowan

Ford GT Team Alumni
Jul 31, 2006
133
211.79 mph in CP15. Did over 500 miles @ 205+ with CP15 and PB1-1
 

extrap

GT Owner
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Jul 16, 2020
1,751
Gainesville FL
211.79 mph in CP15. Did over 500 miles @ 205+ with CP15 and PB1-1
These are the kind of factual posts I hope never get lost. Someone needs to help @Mark McGowan, @sahlman, @thegtguy et al record their knowledge / memories in some kind of format. This is amazing, important info! (y)
 

PeteK

GT Owner
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Apr 18, 2014
2,267
Kalama, Free part of WA State
A lot of that is captured in the Forum stickies, but it would be good to add new info to them.
 

saleenrose

GT Owner
Jul 14, 2013
55
The start of my Ford GT desire started back in 2010-2014. I had a customer who had a Midnight blue GT. I met him up in Sun Valley Idaho during the Sun Valley Road Rally, which later became the Sun Valley Tour De Force. Tom, owner of GT, walked over to me after the event and asked if I could make his GT faster than my GT500. We had run up there for years and he was tired of being beat by a mustang. A Pulley and tune, yearly tinkering on dyno and it finally broke 200, Tom drove car 200.7, and I drove 200.4. I always wanted one after that, well, years went by, here I am. BTW, in 21 the 2008 GT500 made a final run, 220.4. Pretty fast at 6800ft.
 
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GT@50

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Dec 14, 2019
852
Issaquah
I've cruised it. I've grocery shopped it. I've showed it. I've tracked it. I want to do a 200mph run and get to a rally. When/where are the next events?
 
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PeteK

GT Owner
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Apr 18, 2014
2,267
Kalama, Free part of WA State
Ditto on running 200+. I've been meaning to put a 3.4 SC on it (that's been sitting on my shelf for several years) and go run somewhere.
 

2112

Blue/white 06'
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Ditto on running 200+. I've been meaning to put a 3.4 SC on it (that's been sitting on my shelf for several years) and go run somewhere.

Time’s a wasting.
 

saleenrose

GT Owner
Jul 14, 2013
55
Ditto on running 200+. I've been meaning to put a 3.4 SC on it (that's been sitting on my shelf for several years) and go run somewhere.
Maybe you need to get some money back out of that supercharger just sitting there??