Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: DaveRS23]
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09/21/13 11:56 AM
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We have 2 1/4 mile tracks and 2 1/8th mile tracks and 1 1/10th mile track here in Central N.Y.. Most all the shoot outs and Quick 8s and 16s are 1/8th mile. I bracket race so the 1/8th mile would be my choice but a 1000' race may be fun. You will find that guys that ET chance and race mabe half dozen times are the I/4 mile guys.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: dennismopar73]
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09/21/13 09:39 PM
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1/8 Mlie is good place to learn to race, and to tune a car in , but 1/4 mile is where the race is at . If all tracks go to 1/8 mile,, then my car is for sale !
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: Dartari]
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09/21/13 10:04 PM
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1/8 Mlie is good place to learn to race, and to tune a car in , but 1/4 mile is where the race is at . If all tracks go to 1/8 mile,, then my car is for sale !
Same here
Sorry, I call BS on both of you. If that's all there was, you'd adapt, or you aren't racers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way I feel. If it's a good program and payout, you'd race it. If you've never run 1/8 and feel this way, you need to try it. Like many have said, the same rush is there, the win light is just as bright, and the payouts are the same.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: RonTheAnnouncer]
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1/8 Mlie is good place to learn to race, and to tune a car in , but 1/4 mile is where the race is at . If all tracks go to 1/8 mile,, then my car is for sale !
Same here
Sorry, I call BS on both of you. If that's all there was, you'd adapt, or you aren't racers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way I feel. If it's a good program and payout, you'd race it. If you've never run 1/8 and feel this way, you need to try it. Like many have said, the same rush is there, the win light is just as bright, and the payouts are the same.
It's your right to call it what you like but I will put it this way I will run sportscompact in the 1/4 then run in the 1/8 a real racer is not afraid to run it out the back door so please don't set the benchmark as to who is a real racer ok.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: Dartari]
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1/8 Mlie is good place to learn to race, and to tune a car in , but 1/4 mile is where the race is at . If all tracks go to 1/8 mile,, then my car is for sale !
Same here
Sorry, I call BS on both of you. If that's all there was, you'd adapt, or you aren't racers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way I feel. If it's a good program and payout, you'd race it. If you've never run 1/8 and feel this way, you need to try it. Like many have said, the same rush is there, the win light is just as bright, and the payouts are the same.
It's your right to call it what you like but I will put it this way I will run sportscompact in the 1/4 then run in the 1/8 a real racer is not afraid to run it out the back door so please don't set the benchmark as to who is a real racer ok.
Run it out what back door? 1/4 or 1/8? Doesn't matter, does it, unless you're just chasing ET. Like I said, it's not that people are "afraid" of anything. If you want to race, you will race no matter where the finish line is. Norwalk changed their weekly points race from 1/4 to 1/8 because of weather today. Not one of the 400 racers in attendance left the track in protest.
Ron H. "Just when you think you have all of the answers...I change the questions!" "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: RonTheAnnouncer]
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09/21/13 10:23 PM
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1/8 Mlie is good place to learn to race, and to tune a car in , but 1/4 mile is where the race is at . If all tracks go to 1/8 mile,, then my car is for sale !
Same here
Sorry, I call BS on both of you. If that's all there was, you'd adapt, or you aren't racers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way I feel. If it's a good program and payout, you'd race it. If you've never run 1/8 and feel this way, you need to try it. Like many have said, the same rush is there, the win light is just as bright, and the payouts are the same.
It's your right to call it what you like but I will put it this way I will run sportscompact in the 1/4 then run in the 1/8 a real racer is not afraid to run it out the back door so please don't set the benchmark as to who is a real racer ok.
Run it out what back door? 1/4 or 1/8? Doesn't matter, does it, unless you're just chasing ET. Like I said, it's not that people are "afraid" of anything. If you want to race, you will race no matter where the finish line is. Norwalk changed their weekly points race from 1/4 to 1/8 because of weather today. Not one of the 400 racers in attendance left the track in protest.
That was because it was not the norm it was because of circumstance dictated it be run in the 1/8.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: bonefish]
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09/21/13 10:55 PM
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I'll say this, the faster you go the better the 1/8th is. I will not race my dart anymore in the 1/4 being a stock body with a TT5 its just to unstable.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: Dartari]
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09/21/13 11:00 PM
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1/8 Mlie is good place to learn to race, and to tune a car in , but 1/4 mile is where the race is at . If all tracks go to 1/8 mile,, then my car is for sale !
Same here
Sorry, I call BS on both of you. If that's all there was, you'd adapt, or you aren't racers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way I feel. If it's a good program and payout, you'd race it. If you've never run 1/8 and feel this way, you need to try it. Like many have said, the same rush is there, the win light is just as bright, and the payouts are the same.
It's your right to call it what you like but I will put it this way I will run sportscompact in the 1/4 then run in the 1/8 a real racer is not afraid to run it out the back door so please don't set the benchmark as to who is a real racer ok.
That's BS! I've been racing for years and have raced both. It's much harder to race and win an 1/8 mile race. Take a look at your time slips and you will see that you probably only pick up about 20 mph in the last 1/8. All your doing is taking a little 1/8 mile Cruz in that last 1/8 mile. I'll bet that you have never run an 1/8 mile race. So I would say I' m the real racer. You don't understand what you are talking about since you have probably never run an 1/8 mile race. Yes I prefer 1/8 mile racing. Come on down south and run against some of the good ole boys down here and they'll put you on the trailer.
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Re: Question on 1/8 mile
[Re: Dabee]
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09/21/13 11:09 PM
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I hated 1/8 mile racing for many years.....til I tried it. I think it's fun, everything happens quicker, you normally get more runs, get home at a decent time, less fuel spent, less abuse to the car.
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