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Re: Norwalk 2018 only 1/8 mile [Re: 1974 474 Duster] #2423375
12/25/17 01:02 AM
12/25/17 01:02 AM
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I would be curious to know how many races a year the guys who have a problem with 1/8th mile attend. I like them both. But I am always happy to hear when it’s an 1/8th mile race. Also I’ve been to quite a few races in my day and the 1/8th mile races have consistently been finished sooner. As for Norwalk....it’s not that long a shutdown at 150+.


5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!

Re: Norwalk 2018 only 1/8 mile [Re: Eric] #2423495
12/25/17 12:16 PM
12/25/17 12:16 PM
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I for one never missed a Fri, or Saturday, yeah, we used to be able to run a full 1/4 program starting at 6:00 on fri and be finished at by 1:00am with 2 time trials on a fri., since I was 18. In the last couple of years my kids consumed more of my time and unfortunately they don't care for racing.

I pit with 4-5 other cars/families, and those which can, and do still want to run, skip the 1/8 mile days, which meant that we didn't race since Aug. We are lucky and appreciative though that our track still runs an 1/4 mile program occasionally and we'll be there those days.

Seems when I go to the track now the majority has RV's and enclosed trailers and acts like they are some professional team and they run their cars like professionals (take forever, need 8 people on the starting line, and 2 to put their bracket car in the beams, not to mention the sea of quads/ golf carts). Programs went much quicker when it was simpler.

My good friend has a mid 7 second rail, drives to the staging lanes by himself, burns out , stage, and runs and drives back to pits all on his own.
But it is America. Truly, thank God for that! Just my twocents punkrocka

Re: Norwalk 2018 only 1/8 mile [Re: B1MAXX] #2423520
12/25/17 12:53 PM
12/25/17 12:53 PM
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Racing has changed over the years and in my eyes a lot of it hasn't been for the good of the sport, but I guess good for the tracks. We now have racers that double enter races week after week. Lots of no box racers BRAG about being able to beat the box guys but meanwhile week after week the double entered cars get double time trials and HITS on the tree. Adjustable trans-brake buttons that can be dialed in with extreme accuracy. High stakes gambling with sometimes even multiple cars. I sit there at the "high dollar" races that I either attend or watch on the internet at races with 570.00 entry fees and the amount of cars that double enter and I just shake my head. These guys are tough too as they should be. Engines and transmission professionally built every year, usually sponsors supply parts at cost and or free. The game has passed me by but I still enjoy taking my single swing at the golden ring. If I lose first round I will usually spend my 20-25 dollar "buy-back" money since I'm there. Running 6.0's is still fun for me in the 1/8 or 1/4 mile but who knows, the oldman may have something left in the tank to step up his program and make the 660 foot pass a little more interesting.


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