There are flat out runs all over the country. There's even one here in the midwest... in Nebraska if I remember right. Takes a lot more than a high top speed to finish first in class, especially when you throw in a few 20-30 MPH hairpins and several 90* turns.
JVT, remember to add a few long right handers to that sustained RPM too! Though I guess you could just grab the E-brake and slide left around all of those...