Back in high school we used to go to the drags often. Even made a few runs with the '59 Chevy before the safety regulations made it too expensive for teenagers.
Top dragsters were hitting 130, maybe a bit more. Fast forward 35 years. I turned on ESPN and they are showing the Nationals. The announcers says the last run was something close to 300 mph. I thought he must have made an error or I was not listening becuase you just can hit those speeds in 1/4 mile. Wow, was I impressed when the showed the run.