I like that they are running full 1/4 mile
I've mentioned 'Pro Camaro' but that's not really the problem. IndyCar is doing well, F1 is doing spectacularly well and those cars are just as unilateral as Pro Stock cars. The only thing that differentiates them is the paint and a few are running Chevy engines which fans don't give a rat's patootie about.
It could be a plus to divisional shows having blown jr top fuel dragster and blown jr fuel funny cars to bring in more fans and with more exposer at more tracks, need a good feeder pool to develop more big show fans as well as starting points for new up and comers
I like your idea ! But as their own class, not part of Top Alcohol class.It could be a plus to divisional shows having blown jr top fuel dragster and blown jr fuel funny cars to bring in more fans and with more exposer at more tracks, need a good feeder pool to develop more big show fans as well as starting points for new up and comers
The reality of your golf analogy is tens of millions of people play golf on a regular basis and totally relate to the game. Those numbers don't transfer over to the great sport of drag racing unfortunately
There's still fans and hardcore racers out there including some youth but not like it was 30-40 years ago. I blame a lot of that on the advent of the internet and the cell phone. Unfortunately, with the political climate being the way it is we're finding the interest in RuPaul's idea of drag racing is more captivating than NHRA's idea of drag racing. Pretty damn sad.
I'd be the last person to question Del Worsham. Still, despite the clutch restrictions - namely, no electronic management and less primary levers, that 291mph car is slower than a Pro Stock car to the 60 and barely quicker than a Pro Stock motorcycle with engines likely developing as much or more horsepower than those 'big show' cars in, say, 1992. Those cars were also direct drive and routinely logged .880-.900 60-foots.
I understood that the switch to injected nitro was less maintenance expensive because of the lower rpm, can anyone tell me what the rpm difference there is when running dels combo on nitro compared to straight alcohol cars and if Dels combo runs less rpm will the savings from lower rpm’s apply with with blown nitro
Del’s combo runs less RPM (somewhere around 8k) than blown alcohol (10k+) but more than injected nitro (around 6500).I understood that the switch to injected nitro was less maintenance expensive because of the lower rpm, can anyone tell me what the rpm difference there is when running dels combo on nitro compared to straight alcohol cars and if Dels combo runs less rpm will the savings from lower rpm’s apply with with blown nitro
There’s a lot more differences that come into play if you try to compare a NFC to this combo. I really don’t think it’s a fair comparison, but I understand why people do it because they are both nitro funny cars, and they run similar ET’s.Still scratching my head a bit over why a car that runs 291mph ETs with others that run 265. Nostalgia FC's have run 5.50s with teeny weeny fuel pumps, 6-71 wind with 18%OD. They do run 2 speed transmissions.
Doesn't matter so I'll hush. If Worsham says that's how it works, then that's how it works.
Sounds like the difference revolves around weight and gearing and not necessarily available power. In my mind I'm thinking"would 350 extra pounds and taller overall gearing really make that much difference? With 5000 (or whatever) horsepower?" Obviously it does; you're the expert on why and I'm not. I appreciate the lesson, Josh.
