I am putting on "The Spring Nostalgia Nationals", this weekend and have been listening to all the pros and cons about each size track,1/4 mile verses 1/8th mile. What's your opinion?

My opinion is that if it has a start, and a finish, I'll adapt. NEXT!!

...that said I guess I prefer the 1/4. Seems like that is the comparison by which all others are judged. Rarely hear, "hey man, what's it do in the 1/8th".

...I have raced 1/8th twice. Really tightens up a bracket field and that makes it fun.

both have their merits.

1/8 mile is easier on cars... way less breakage so
you would have less down time.... I race both BUT
I prefer the 1/4 mile

I would like to see everything go to

1000 feet

I have run both, I really preferr 1/4 mile cause the fun lasts a little longer, home track is 1/8 mile so I am used to both world's.

MR. P, can we agree to disagree?? If you are running 1/8th mile you have a steeper gear in the car yeah in most cases you dont hit high gear but in some you do, you are still runnig it up to red line.. Its the hardest out of the hole and in two second, the rest is just the drive in thrid for the 1/4.. I'd much rather run 1/4 ? Just my

Maybe I'm just a cranky old goat, but 1/8 does absolutely nothing for me.

if your a good 1/8 mile racer, you should be a great 1/4 mile racer .. won events on both dont matter to me.

An endless debate. IMO 1/8 mile is easier on parts, less chance for bad wreck and cheaper to insure. I'm just there to race. I've had all my fun by the 1/8 mile, I don't need to hold it on the floor any longer. It gives me no more pleasure to run 1/4 mile so why do it? We haven't had a 1/4 mile track in Arkansas in over 30 years and I hope I never see another one.

Maybe, but if you build it right you shouldnt have a problem ...

Just my
wasnt fighting...

Both of Mr_P post are not just right but make a lot of sense.Plus it speeds up the race when you have a couple of hundred cars or even close to hundred,because there are buy backs not just 1st round but sometimes 2nd round as well. With the speed of some of the slower cars running a 1/4 mile can turn into not just a long day but last well into the night.

Add to that most cars are geared up to only run an 1/8 mile,so that leaves them out reduceing the car count.To calm mine down off the line it is geared more to the 1/4 so I have no problem running either,its just a bummer having to pack the chute after every round.

I can can race just as well 1/4 mile as 1/8 mile,it only takes me a little of 2 sec. to travel the last 660'.

So with all that being said I prefer "1/8" mile.

1/8 mile is weird for me because of the way my car is geared with 3.91s (so I can drive it to the track without going crazy).

It's weird because I see the finish coming up fast right when I have to shift to third, then I shift to third and have to let off right away and get on the brakes because of the short shut down I know is coming up.

On the plus side, people seem to get tons of runs in at my track. And it's my only choice in SoCal.

But 1/4 mile ET is the only thing people care about and you find yourself converting your 1/8 mile time to 1/4 mile. But then what conversion factor to use? Some say just add 4 seconds, some say multiply your time by anywhere from 1.53-1.57.

I had a car that couldn't hook very well and would run 12.80s at 108 in the 1/4. I'd take it to the 1/8 and it could only do 9.30s. According to the conversion factor it would only be a mid-13 second car but obviously it wasn't.

I ran with some gasser types in a nostalgia circut and we ran 1/8. I never heard anyone wanting to go to 1/4.

Personally I prefer ½ mile. But since finding tracks that long isn’t too easy I settle for ¼. But the longer the better, I prefer racing my car more, not less! This is one reason I like running on road coarse tracks…

1/8 mile is half a race...it's like going on a date w/ a hot chick but you have to be home by 9pm. Only reason ever to race 1/8 mile is for safety....