I was also hitting about 110 at the end of the straight on the north course and about 115 on the straight at the south course. My terminal speeds are probably comparable to Tom's because of higher entrance speeds into the straight (experience and better tires) and shorter braking distances at the end of the straight (experience and better tires.), offsetting his significantly greater power.
This leads me to an observation about YT's brakes and the fade he experienced. I have never experienced fade, except for the vibration when I cracked one of Bien's d&s front rotors. Plus, I get 4 to 6 track days off each set of front pads, and I outbrake a lot of folks (brake system or balls?). I use Superblue fluid and have only once had a slight boiling problem, on my first track day weekend, and that fluid was a year old.
I think much of the credit goes to my pads, which have always been AXXIS Ultimates. They dust a lot (dark red brown ugly stuff), they squeal sometimes when they are cold, but they STOP, and they keep STOPPING. If you want to STOP, I recommend these pads. 
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