Is it the thing of the future?

i think so, the fans love the crashes, and there are plenty of crashes!

Yes the I'm stupid and I can prove it crowd likes these events. Me I am for the safety of the drivers making it down the track.

Ya, I love it when my car spins the tire thru 2nd gear.
Doug

Like Street Outlaw says =====

Just because we're dumbasses don't mean you can be too.

You can be too! If you overpower the track and stay on the throttle!!!!

Don

Guys will just have to step up their chassis set up skills and race the track.

racing on the deserted, wide, flat county roads in northern NoDak was the most fun I'd ever had with my car.

When thats not cool anymore they will start launching them from the water box on a 8.5" tire, the goal is to wad them up right.

"Extreme wet 8.5"

Many of the wrecks on no prep seem to be 500-600 feet out. Right when the speed is up. Not much adjustment will help that.
Doug

I cant waint for NO RAIN OUTS.

Even the baddest street racer in the world is getting in on the action...Sometimes you guys need to look/get out from your on little box ya live in...Just may be something fun/different to do !!

AND YES IT'S DANGEROUS AND/OR YOU MAY TOTAL YOUR CAR BUT THE FIRST TO THE FINISH LINE WITHOUT DIALS WILL ALWAYS WIN OUT...EVEN IN YOUR ON HEART IF YOU COULD REALLY DO IT...JMHO !!

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No prep stuff is fun. Really throws a curve ball at people. It also gives the underdogs a chance. It's about 50% chassis setup and 50% power management. We have a local every Friday event that's minimal prep, and there are many classes. Not uncommon for a 8 second car to get beat by a 9 second one with they have the wrong tune up and overpower the track. The spectators love it too. It takes a lot of work to do get everything working on a junk track or the street with a Dr or small tire. Ask me how I know.


Alot of people are biased because they are stuck fiddling with their delay boxes trying to run the same et every pass.

I have always been kind of an ET chaser, so, besides not wanting to wad my car up for the crowd, it won't be for me. I do think I still have some studded snow tires around though incase they have NO SNOW events.

Why not take it to the logical end? Wait for winter, hose down the track with a firehose and turn it into a skating rink - no studs allowed. Makes just as much sense.

Who thought that dumb s#%& up? Maybe track operators who wanted to stop spending money on VHT and attract the demo derby crowd? Stupidest thing I've heard in awhile. What's next, No Rollbar, Seatbelts or Helmet Racing? Let's go no prep for real. How about we throw some oil and broken parts out on the track to simulate someone having blown up their junk and race through that mess. Maybe running open cockpit cars in T-shirts. Oh...wait. They actually do that at some places.

I can't remember where it was at, but earlier this year there were 3 bad crashes at one of these races.
Looks like the quick way to destroy one's car.

After the first few pairs of cars the starting line gets better anyway.
I'll be at a no prep next weekend, the "Turkey Bash". Have a call out on a blown Alcy BBC nova. He's been talking about it or his Procharged Camaro. He's beat no matter what.
The race is a little more fun when you have skin in the game.

Following this chain of logic, How about blind folded drag racing?? It'll be a challenging heart pounder for the driver, and real fun fun fun for the fans. Sounds perfect.

Or better yet, pinned throttle drag racing. When the lights flash, the throttle locks on the floor and won't release till you hit the stripe.


Just a thought since crashes are considered entertainment.

We do have snow/ ice drags here in Wisconsin. ask r5p7 duster. Nobody is forced to do this stuff. Why would anyone have a problem with it?