Here we go again. 1/4 vs 1/8th. It's really personal opinion. We haven't had a 1/4 mile track in Arkansas for over 30 years. The first time I ran an 1/8 I went past the finish line and said "this is only a low gear test ". But by the end of the day it didn't matter to me and now I hope I never see 1/4 again. 1/4 was fine 40 years ago when we were racing muscle cars and having a good time. A lot of todays cars are way too fast for that. Do you really want to be doing 195 miles per hour at 1am on a strip cut out of the woods when you don't even know where the closest hospital is much less how to get there? 1/8 mile provides 100% of the excitement of a drag race. 1/4 mile is not as safe and harder on parts. Sorry if I offended the 1/4 mile guys/gals.