over 150 mph for a WRX.............
Joe 
Oh wow.. you guys were already talking about me.
The weather was fantastic this weekend, and I must say the course was much improved from previous meets. The organizers and safety team removed all of the trees near the north side of the course (up to ~200ft out), and more importantly, they removed the trees at the end of the course. It's just a big pasture now. I imagine there is one person driving a lakester who is very grateful for that!!
I think Saturday had the biggest turnout yet for the event, though I'm not sure the exact total on vehicles. The majority were first timers. There were probably only 1/3rd of the cars there on Sunday, but it allowed for a very short to no line scenario. I managed to get 5 or 6 passes in under 90 minutes.
I ran a 150.9 on pump gas Saturday in the STi. With 103, I managed a 152.8mph run. It was a 3.1mph improvement over March. I was happy. Unfortunately, it was just a little shy of what I needed. The tweaked out WRX wagon from Houston ran a 152.9. ...pretty nice for a daily driven grocery getter. Guess I'm going to have to ditch my stock turbo this winter.
For those who are curious about the dry ice on the intercoolers, yes, it works. A stock 2006 WRX was running consistent 130s, 10lbs of frozen CO2 later, he hit 133.5. I had a similar experience last year (~4-5mph improvement) and haven't run without it since. A TT Calloway 'vette came out on Sunday. He made a few passes, then we gave him 20lbs of dry ice for his ICs. At which point, his clutch wouldn't hold third gear. He became a believer.
I loved Gary Hart's Buick. The Studebaker was fast, and looked great doing it. There was just something about the Buick that appealed to me more. I had to stop what I was doing every time it went by. I liked it even more than the Porche Carrera GT that showed up, though that car did sound wicked.
I had a great time. March seems too far away.
Scott.
