Why is the 1/8 program quicker? For sure it takes longer to get off the track running 1/8. Thats the part I like the least. I don't agree that most failures are on the top end. Plenty at the starting line or early on. Trans and axle rarely fail big time down track. Want to speed up the program? Have cars in the lanes ready to go instead of emptying the lanes between rounds. Start the burnouts in a timely manner. Slow staging holds up stuff as well. Do your burnout and stage. When you are called to lanes, show up on time. If not, too bad. Run a diaper and engine clean-ups are quicker no matter where they occur. As far as gear. Why not gear to run both? Less starting line ratio in the1/8. Less chance of spin. Just because a car isn't a weekly racer doesn't doom it to failure either. I see plenty at 1/8 bracket races that haven't seen any maintenance in years.
Doug