Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: ajcasini]
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Not suggesting 1/8 at a 1/4 mile track. Would be at 1/8 mile only facility.
Define that Magnolia here in Ohio used to be a 1/4 mile strip, its now a 1/8 mile strip. Its the same length and I still have to hit the brakes hard to slow down just running the 1/8 @ 6.6 or a equivolent 10.4 1/4 mile
Back when it was a 1/4 mile I was running 13.teens and there was guys running 9,s and 10,s
It wasnt unusual to have guys that ran off the end because they couldnt stop in time
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: Sport440]
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AJ,, if you can come up with an 1/8th mile race at a 1/8th mile track I will be there, mine and Vern Motors home track is Pacemakers an it is 1/8th mile here in central Ohio.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: dartman366]
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I only run the 1/8 mile if its a 1/4 mile track and they are only running the 1/8 that day. Otherwise I dont care for the 1/8 and only like to run the 1/4. To me 1/4 mile has always been what drag racing is all about. All cars are judged on the 1/4 mile when mags test new cars. Back in the 60's and early 70's you had a fast street car if it ran 12's as they said not if it ran 8's. You know what I mean. I grew up around drag racing and it just seems every car I read about or saw racing was running the 1/4 mile. I dont ever remember reading a mag from the 60's up until now that dont judge or test cars running the 1/4 mile. So maybe thats one reason I like the 1/4 mile so much. Even with my car when I built my latest eng my goal was to run 10's not 6's. Ron
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: Dyno Donnie]
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Well, I haven't raced much lately, but if you need an announcer, contact me... Most larger big money events are going to 1/8 mile, and a few are 1000 feet. Get used to it, guys. With rising costs to run, rent, and insure tracks, and many fast "sportman" cars reaching 180 plus in the quarter, more and more tracks are headed in that direction. I grew up in Northern Ohio at 1/4 mile tracks, only raced 1/4 mile for the first 20 plus years I've been racing. Having raced and worked at 1/8 mile races, I love 'em. When it comes down to it, 660, 1000, or 1320 feet, bring it on.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: dthemi]
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Just an observation, most people against 1/8th mile racing don't go as fast in the quarter as those for it go in the eight. Since it's about parts and insurance, pick an et and those faster run 1/8th and those slower run 1/4
I understand many tracks are going to the 1/8 because cars are much faster now a days but even the Top Fuel cars run more then the 1/8 and they are pretty fast. Ron
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: 383man]
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09/21/13 10:20 AM
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10 sec cars and slower are like watching paint dry the second half of the 1/4. All you want is the next 2 cars on the track. But it is fun to watch the faster cars run it out.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
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I don't get it, what's your guys cars back half that don't like 1/8 races. My car will go 120+ in the eighth and then 150+ in the qtr. So zero to 120 is a rush in 660' and gaining only another 30 mph in the back half isn't that much. I would race either.
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