runways are friggin HOT

By Devin

Well this was one hell of a busy weekend!
Fri night I drove from Orlando to Sarasota to visit my weekend house and enjoy an appointment with a masseuse.
Sat headed down to Ft Myers to visit friends over some tableside hibachi japanese steak.
After a late nite out, I accidentally overslept for the event that was the highlight of the weekend.
A bunch of fellow car enthusiasts rented out the Dade Collier Training Airport for the day.
Why? To run some 1 mile top speed races! The 1/4 mile is fun, but the full 1 mile race separates the men from the boys.
There were many cars over the 180mph level, with some of the top guys hitting 200mph+.
Let me tell ya something, airport runway tarmac in the middle of the FL summer is a F$#%ING hot place to be!
I definitely plan to run my own car at one of the next similar events, but I will wait until Dec or Jan so the weather is nicer.
My turbos are much happier in the cold air!

Heres a couple crappy camera phone shots from the runway staging grounds (I forgot to bring my good camera, I blame the Sake)