4Wides, Let's start early! (2 Viewers)

[cdag]

That guy that drives one of the tractors and mounts all the beadlocks and changes tires twice a day on both rotators for 4 wide prep must be worn out by Monday after Charlotte!

 

[Vdubman]

I go to the four wides every year, and, for me personally it seems easier to follow in person than on tv for whatever reason. I love it, however, if I didn’t go to multiple races I would choose a regular race.

 

[aakar]

Pretty sure all the racers running the 4-wide events feel they are participating in "real drag races".

Corrected using "regular" instead of of "real"
Sorry for the confusion

 

[Custom Body Fan]

If the 4-wides make the tracks more money, all the better, and I think it's fine on TV. But I went to one in Charlotte and won't go to another. You just get so many more races in a regular event and so few at a 4-wide that I won't go. I would be at LV this weekend if it was a 2-wide.

 

[Percboy]

the main issue i would be concerned about, watching 4wide racing live, would be the eardrum busting sound, 4 nitro cars, in harmony, passing by. I'm normally ok with the db level, a couple cars make, but 4 is gonna definitely require some plugs

You do understand that if 1 TF car is emitting 120 dB that 4 TF cars will not be 480dB , 4 times as loud.

 

[rpasley]

there's a reason why Charlotte made the September race 4 wide, they sell more tickets, so those fans clearly think they are seeing a "real drag race".

They've got to try something but I'm not entirely convinced that the Countdown race in Charlotte will draw significantly more fans because of the switch to 4-wide. Time will tell but I think the lower attendance may be related more to the fact that it's the second major drag race and the third of four major racing events (never mind the other events held at CMS) in a media market ranked 21st in the country. That's a whole lotta expensive tickets chasing a medium sized audience.

 

[camaro]

You do understand that if 1 TF car is emitting 120 dB that 4 TF cars will not be 480dB , 4 times as loud.

Ok, I'll take your word for it, and forgo the plugs.

If i end up suffering from hearing loss, you'll be hearing (pun intended) from my Lawyer

 

[TSK]

I don’t know why people don’t automatically put ear protection in as soon as they get to the track.
I never did until one day I was surprised by an unexpected throttle whack from about 20 feet.
I’ve worn hearing aids ever since that day.
Now I keep about 20 foam ear plugs in my camera bag while at the track.

 

[65 Goatboy]

I don’t know why people don’t automatically put ear protection in as soon as they get to the track.
I never did until one day I was surprised by an unexpected throttle whack from about 20 feet.
I’ve worn hearing aids ever since that day.
Now I keep about 20 foam ear plugs in my camera bag while at the track.

The best one's I've ever found believe it or not were at the Nitro Mall. Look like the one's Jim Head wears. They work, I use them at home with a diesel tractor and chainsaw etc.

 

[z28]

The best one's I've ever found believe it or not were at the Nitro Mall. Look like the one's Jim Head wears. They work, I use them at home with a diesel tractor and chainsaw etc.

I use the 3M earmuff style that we had at work. If you want something that fits in your ear they make some that can be fitted to your ear canal that I've seen at Cabelas

 

[jgrigz]

Even if the IHRA had a race this month, all the nitro cars would be tied up at the 4 wides.

 

[mick]

lots of first race of the year drivers at this one, including hunter green. great to see both nitro classes above 16 already.
EDIT: woops. i was looking at charlotte entries. hunter in the mix for first time in vegas. hope they get a representative run.

 

[mick]

evidently spring fling racers that are racing this weekend were allowed to leave their rigs parked for this weekend's event??
does this seem fair? non-nhra race and then an nhra race following?...... anyways, i bet the pits are packed.
pretty close to 500 cars for 3 day event.

 

[BaldyLochs]

Ok, I'll take your word for it, and forgo the plugs.

If i end up suffering from hearing loss, you'll be hearing (pun intended) from my Lawyer

Wait; you mean top fuelers have speakers in them now??

 

[mick]

FC Q1
hunter green 3.980 debut pass!!!
spencer hyde 3.965 Q#1!!!
final four Q1 PS, all kb/titan cars go #1,2,3,4.....d kraemer is 5

 

[T.Smith]

So nice of Capps to run the Wilkerson tribute body.

 

[T.Smith]

With the NHRA taking April off from regular Drag Racing and the next event (Rt 66) being in Chicago rain/tornado season, there is a real possibility that we might be 10 weeks away from a regular NHRA race.
Thinking IHRA (national events start end of June) blew a great opportunity to get rolling while NHRA was in "rest" mode?

Now you've gone and done it. That race has been dry for years.

 

[J. S.]

I'm surprised they are running both Pro sessions in the heat of the day. Why no night time qualifying today?

 

[LoPony]

You do understand that if 1 TF car is emitting 120 dB that 4 TF cars will not be 480dB , 4 times as loud.

Without watching that, and from a car audio standpoint, 2x power is an additional 3 dB. It’s a logarithmic scale. So if that rule applies, four cars would be about 9 dB louder than one, which is still very significant.

 

[65 Goatboy]

I'm surprised they are running both Pro sessions in the heat of the day. Why no night time qualifying today?

Not tomorrow either. Not many nitro cars made it down the track, that many good crew chief's cannot all be making mistakes?!!!