You do know you can rent the track. Doesn't have to be a race day. Would be cheaper than trying to set up your own.

Stop it with your level headed, logical ideas. We are building backyard drag strips over here lol.

(Jeff is probably right)

I bet Jeff would even split it with you, 90/10!

I’m one of the very few on this board, that has ever been to Joel’s house. Trust me, it’s an accident waiting to happen, and don’t encourage him… Why spend the time and money on this, when the car isn’t running until Drag Week anyways?

99/1… I’m poor.

Think big!

I believe it would be possible to build a business around providing dyno services (both chassis and engine) along with actual on track testing for sixty foot launches. The launch testing could include video of all angles above and below. Reaction time tuneing with suspension setups would be available. The ability to include technical services for fine tuning various configurations of fuel injection, grid, turbos, Pro Chargers, and traction control software would be essential. Sales and installation of performance parts could also be iincluded. It could be a must "go to" for both the rookie and the serious racer.

lol you make several good points sir!

I agree however in practice most people are unwilling to spend the money for services like you listed above. At $100/hour for the dyno and $140/hour for a tech you can burn 5k worth of time up pretty quickly. Most of the cars we see on the chassis dyno are finished projects that the owner couldn't get to run right, always blaming the carburetor. About 50% of the time the problem will electrical/ignition , 25% of the time it's because the engine dyno guy "tuned it" only at idle and WOT, nowhere in between and the other 25% are installation errors and manufacturer quality control issues. It's really a good reason to have a guy like Dominic from Thumper Carbs go through your carb (s) before hitting the dyno. The machining is all over the place and assembly line (wet flowed) must be done without a human present. The AED 950 I have shot fuel straight up out of both squirter screws because the top gaskets were missing. It was marked "tested" or something like that on the spec card which makes it even more hilarious to me. If the car needs a $1000 or better carb/ignition/wiring rehab, 3-4 hours on the wheel dyno ($400 + 560) and then 3-4 hours of chassis tuning ($560) you have about $2500 into a days worth of work at the shop. Most people I know are too cheap or their lust for automotive knowledge keeps them from spending money like that when parts could be funded. Just one guys opinion..