Tx, I'll give a different prospective on this than most will have. I don't tournament fish like most on here, so I'm not racing anyone for miles to get to a hot spot.

So, for our impromptu-for bragging rights-local Sunday sandbar races, (which we do a lot) the race is well over by 2 miles Might air it out for a mile at most.

Most of the time, I'm on the river, so like you, I'll hit it hard, get to max rpms, and go about 1/4 to 1/2 mile after that, check the GPS for top speed, clear it, then turn around and do it again back the other way.
Hole shot and great mid-range acceleration are probably more useful to me than that last 1/2 mph top speed way down the river

But interesting question! Now that I , I'll and see what everyone else says.