New Texas Mile record set by Mark Heidaker.

[MarkH]

Moderators Note - I took the liberty of renaming this thread to appropriately reflect Mark's momentous accomplishment and I am moving it to the General Discussion section of the Forum. 257.7 MPH in the standing mile. Yeah baby!

Chip Beck
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Texas Mile is starting on Friday of this week. Here is a little update video.

[video=youtube;WPGf-IB1DcQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPGf-IB1DcQ&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[dbk]

Sweet! You guys ready to roll?

 

[Seank]

We should be good to go! We have some minor stuff to finish but it looks like we are going to make it. Kevin at Hennessey has been busting his ass!

 

[Hennessey Performance]

To hear this thing run in person is like standing next to a lion when it's roaring. They both sound like they are going to eat you....

 

[B.M.F.]

Sounds Good Mark...Hopefully we will see you in a couple days My car was a bare chassis on tuesday still with no motor,trans, body panels and only a dash and windsheild in it. Running tonight and body panels all on tomorrow. Hopefully everything falls in place in the next two days and ill be on my way down. GOOD LUCK

 

[Fubar]

That car sounds sick. At a stoplight, people won't know if you're just idling or if you're shooting a Gatling-gun at them. Nice work sir!

I am up that proverbial creek... without a supercharger to get me home :shrug

...but I know Dustin is going to come thru for me :confused

 

[Lorenzo]

That clip was way way too short.

 

[steved57]

Good Luck to everyone going to the Mile this weekend

 

[beckertb]

Good luck, go fast and be safe. I'm sitting this round out.

ben

 

[dbk]

Heard the car went 215 on wastegate springs first run.

 

[Hennessey Performance]

Run #2 was a 228 mph pass with a 1/2 mile speed of 173 mph ;-)

 

[B.M.F.]

246.8 marks car went this morning! Congrats and I will be there soon to watch...

 

[Fubar]

Smokin!

Congrats and be safe.

 

[GTED]

More update, pls!!

GTED

 

[Hennessey Performance]

246.8 mph is the new record for the Texas Mile (for cars running on the Chase Field runway in Beeville). Congrats to owner Mark Heidaker and driver Sean Kennedy. I think that the car has a bit more in it. We will see.

 

[B.M.F.]

250.1 Sean just ran in marks car

 

[dbk]

John told me it was 250.7 mph, which is the new Texas Mile record. Congrats to Mark, Sean, John and all else involved!

 

[dbk]

Got picture confirmation of the timing board, it was 250.7. Awesome. :cheers

 

[tmcphail]

Congrats !

 

[Mullet]

timing slip counts, not board

slip says 250.1 and Highdecker just said that's the official number.