INITIAL DISCLAIMER: I would not recommend violating the speed limits. I know no one else out here ever does this.
Being a former Porsche owner, I went out to Hallett Motor Racing Speedway last weekend to run with the Porsche Club of America at an event called Mayfast. Unfortunately, I didn't go out there until Sunday and the requirement was that I had to attend the track orientation session on Saturday to run. It was raining in Saturday and I though they cancelled that day's events. I have never tracked my NSX and wanted to mildly put it through its paces.
Anyway, I followed a good friend of mine to this track about an hour away from home. He has a pristine 22,000 mile '79 930 with a few aftermarket mods on it. My X is a bone stock 92 5 speed. I am not an observer in life but a participant so watching as opposed to running on the track got old quick. We both decided to go back home after an hour or so. I was following him about a quarter mile behind as we traveled about 80 mph down an open stretch of highway. He decided to hit the gas and air out the 930. What was I to do other than follow? I popped it down to 4th (should have hit 3rd gear instead to get into the VTEC range in hindsight) and followed. He was in the right lane and I the left. I continued to pull on the 930, gaining the 1/4 mile that I was traveling behind him and caught him as I was moving through about 140. I passed him and then looked down to see about 155 on the speedo and rising and the beautiful Porche 930 now starting to fade behind in my rear view mirror. I decided that the adrenaline rush could quickly become overtaken by the cold steel of handcuffs if a friendly officer clocked me at those speeds so I shut it down.
This is the first time I have stretched the legs on my NSX and actually the first time I have driven it over about 90-100 mph. It is a garage queen that I only drive on nice sunny days but it was soooo solid at these speeds. I was tempted to get to the 168 or so that the car will do but 155-160 was close enought for me.
NSX - There is no substutite!
Being a former Porsche owner, I went out to Hallett Motor Racing Speedway last weekend to run with the Porsche Club of America at an event called Mayfast. Unfortunately, I didn't go out there until Sunday and the requirement was that I had to attend the track orientation session on Saturday to run. It was raining in Saturday and I though they cancelled that day's events. I have never tracked my NSX and wanted to mildly put it through its paces.
Anyway, I followed a good friend of mine to this track about an hour away from home. He has a pristine 22,000 mile '79 930 with a few aftermarket mods on it. My X is a bone stock 92 5 speed. I am not an observer in life but a participant so watching as opposed to running on the track got old quick. We both decided to go back home after an hour or so. I was following him about a quarter mile behind as we traveled about 80 mph down an open stretch of highway. He decided to hit the gas and air out the 930. What was I to do other than follow? I popped it down to 4th (should have hit 3rd gear instead to get into the VTEC range in hindsight) and followed. He was in the right lane and I the left. I continued to pull on the 930, gaining the 1/4 mile that I was traveling behind him and caught him as I was moving through about 140. I passed him and then looked down to see about 155 on the speedo and rising and the beautiful Porche 930 now starting to fade behind in my rear view mirror. I decided that the adrenaline rush could quickly become overtaken by the cold steel of handcuffs if a friendly officer clocked me at those speeds so I shut it down.
This is the first time I have stretched the legs on my NSX and actually the first time I have driven it over about 90-100 mph. It is a garage queen that I only drive on nice sunny days but it was soooo solid at these speeds. I was tempted to get to the 168 or so that the car will do but 155-160 was close enought for me.
NSX - There is no substutite!