The 9.0 barrier is NO JOKE and I'm learning that first hand as well. I don't know many people that have just blown through it unless they are building a crazy car in which case they will prolly hit the 8.0 or the 7.0 barrier lol...
First pass in the AM was 8.93 at 154, we changed the plugs and I was expecting a 8.8x pass but I guess the track and air was warming up too much to allow it.