Tell me if I'm crazy.

I did the Longleaf Trace on my standard road bike at a surprisingly good clip. Some of the guys are posting their times: http://www.mylongleaftrace.com/Log2Way/Log.html

I want some bragging rights, so I've set my roadie up with aerobars and I'm ready to blow the doors off everybody. The thing about the LLT is that there are NO HILLS -- it's completely flat as far as the eye can see. So, in addition to the aerobars and some training I'm thinking about temporarily pulling the gears off and going track-bike style.
1: First, am I insane?
2: Would I actually see some speed increase?
3: How much money do you think this would cost?
4: Am I insane?