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Mark Carlyle, TT IRS Corvette, MIR, 6.91 @ 221 MPH 11/1, 6.82 @ 223 MPH 11/2!!!

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Old 11-01-2012, 04:38 PM
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Default Mark Carlyle, TT IRS Corvette, MIR, 6.91 @ 221 MPH 11/1, 6.82 @ 223 MPH 11/2!!!
They just keep raising the bar; congrats to Mark and the crew at IPS; blasts out a 6.91 @ 221 today at Maryland International Raceway in Thursday testing.

11/2/12 UPDATE: Definitely more left in the combo as shown from Fridays qualifier: 6.829 @ 223.28 mph!!

Link to the 6.91 pass: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQKaUhS0BR4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Holy crap thats moving!!! Congrats!! Cant wait for IvsD!
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Amazing run! It also gets on the internet faster than I could ever imagine.

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Nothing short of amazing and the weekend is just begining
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IRS record correct?
LSx DR record in speed and mph?
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what was the 60ft?
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holy shyt thats crazy fast
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The time slip was posted on yellowbullet. Something like a 1.2 60ft
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Holy ****. Great job to everyone involved, that is incredible stuff.
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goose bumps! that's just awesome, smashing the MPH record
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Word is this car will be lining up with Sal Patels TT Viper this weekend at MIR. Should be a badass race.
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
Word is this car will be lining up with Sal Patels TT Viper this weekend at MIR. Should be a badass race.
That will be earth shattering
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That mph is just insane. Congrats Mark and the team.
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
Word is this car will be lining up with Sal Patels TT Viper this weekend at MIR. Should be a badass race.
That and Sal seems to think his car has a 6.7x in it
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Incrementals:
1.208 - 60 foot
3.146 - 330 foot
4.628 @ 168.62 mph - 1/8 mile
5.875 - 1000 foot
6.913 @ 221.92 mph - 1/4 mile
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And yes, LSX drag radial record and IRS record (for now; who knows what the weekend will bring)....

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Originally Posted by dschmittie1
That and Sal seems to think his car has a 6.7x in it
Possibly... it wasnt on kill going 6.9. Either way be an awesome race!
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This vet has so much potential with that mph, they have just scratched the surface...

Just for reference prostock is running

6.47 at 213mph

Badass vet for sure!!!
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