Quote: They ran pro 1/8 mile last year and I am gald they did ! I would not want to run 1/4 mile there. not enuff shut down..
I consider Kil Kare as my home track and have seen some very fast (at the time) cars running the full 1/4 mile. I think the quickest car back then was an Altered running in the 8.00's. At Indy for the bracket finals IIRC he was the quickest there also. How the times they have changed. He always got stopped before the end of the track. This was the late 70's early 80's. We had pulled out the 318 from my Duster & put in the 340. Went past the 1st turn off after running 111 mph in the 1/4. End of the track came up a lot quicker. I don't like running 1/8 mile so I'll enter class to run 1/4 mile. I probably could change & put in my 5.13 rear gear & go deeper into Pro, but I've always been used to 1/4 mile racing ever since my dad first took me to Kil Kare about 50 years ago. But I do understand the need for that extra stopping distance.
