I just registered for the Texas Mile in March. It will be my first standing mile event. My Mercedes is the weapon of choice and I expect results in the 160 to 170 mph range. Judging by how the car performs at speed against known mile cars it should be capable of speeds in the low 170s.
Now, top speed is a different story. The factory speed limiter is 186 mph and cars that have been delimited have easily surpassed 210 mph. The trouble is that you're covering ground so quickly at those speeds that you run out of room before you know it. At 120 mph you're covering 176 feet every second. 150 mph equals 220 feet per second. 170 mph is 250 feet per second. That's fast enough to cover a quarter mile in less than 5-1/2 seconds.


If I had to call it now I'd guess a 29.6 second pass at 172 mph. The car is unmodified and on the factory tune.

Let's hope for good weather and a drama free day.