mick
Nitro Member
the pro classes should be the only thing going down the track at national
events - the HD Partners deal was on the rite path, too bad it fizzled
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the pro classes should be the only thing going down the track at national
events - the HD Partners deal was on the rite path, too bad it fizzled
Huge
Nitro Member
That problem could be fixed also.
Dave
Nitro Member
on a 4.63 1320 foot f/c pass... what was the 1000 foot time? And why has it only be equaled in candyland conditions?
d'kid
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.636/327.74, Now #1; Best prior run: 9.670/88.49, Was #19
Ok. It appears the AAA team has it figured out as Prock tunes Hight to the quickest run in Funny Car history. Johnson made a great lap but just got lost in the hype as Hight drove around him and into momentary history. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.243, 660ft-3.175/273.16mph, 1,000ft-3.955 Conditions are really good!
It has NEVER been equaled or beaten. The cars are also a few hundred pounds heavier now than they were 5 (almost 6) years ago when this pass was made.
Wasn't that run before NHRA added 100 lbs. to the Floppers?
TooTall999
Nitro Member
How do you figure that? The track is the same for everyone. If the surface isn't saturated with glue, everyone has to adjust to, and run, the track. I don't see the sticky pig spraying the crap out of the track before stock eliminator, only before the pros.
d'kid
Nitro Member
Dave
Nitro Member
StockersRock
Nitro Member
Yay, fun! Even more idle time!
Gordon
Nitro Member
I'm not saying I completely disagree with the concept, but one may want to ask Shane Gray and the rest of the Pro Stock contingent how they feel about track prep.
Huge
Nitro Member
Gordon, I feel that it is the responsibility of Nhra to give the teams a safe race track, but I don't feel that they are responsible to prep the track to determine the performance of the cars. I have always felt that it is the responsibility of the teams to set their cars up to race safely on what ever kind of track that they are given to race on. But teams are always going to set them up to run on the ragged edge. The teams know how to keep the cars controllable, but they might have to give up some performance.
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d'kid
Nitro Member
I don't understand... what the heck does 'gluing' the track have to do with stock, S/S, 8.9, 9.9, S/G, S/C ?
d'kid
d'kid
Nitro Member
I thought just about the opposite of what the fuel car like... and pass the 1000ft mark... with no water seeping from under the rubber
d'kid
Along with Ed's comment about unfulfilled promises.
To me, nitro racing isn't just about the pass itself. It's getting to see and occasionally meet and talk to the drivers, getting to watch the pit crew as they work between rounds, being able to listen to one of the most unique sounds on earth - a 10,000HP nitro-fueled hemi being warmed - and watching the starting fire-up and burnout process. The run is the icing, but the cake itself is pretty tasty in its own right.
We aren't going back to 1320' nitro racing, promises or no promises. It ain't THAT bad. What's not to like about 330MPH drag racing?
Gordon
Nitro Member
Valid argument, Eugene, and if implemented, less "glue" as it's been referred to might just be the great equalizer for some of the lesser funded teams to be a little more competitive. Even though I'm the guy who brought it up, I've also said in the past that it's a choice to race in Pro Stock (or any other class for that matter) and if that's what you choose, you make that choice knowing full well that downforce, or more appropriately a lack of downforce, is going to be an issue for you.
Along with Ed's comment about unfulfilled promises.
To me, nitro racing isn't just about the pass itself. It's getting to see and occasionally meet and talk to the drivers, getting to watch the pit crew as they work between rounds, being able to listen to one of the most unique sounds on earth - a 10,000HP nitro-fueled hemi being warmed - and watching the starting fire-up and burnout process. The run is the icing, but the cake itself is pretty tasty in its own right.
We aren't going back to 1320' nitro racing, promises or no promises. It ain't THAT bad. What's not to like about 330MPH drag racing?
Unfulfilled promises... Now that's funny!
But on a serious note, I couldn't agree more, Carl. That's why when I was asked to act on the quote in my signature block I replied by stating, a) I am, to the degree I'm able, and b) I don't really feel there's a problem to solve in the first place.
I've stood on the flight deck of many an aircraft carrier at the foul line as jets were launching and making arrested landings and I've stood 75' from the starting line (abeam the tree, spectator side @ Vegas) during fuel racing and I'm here to tell you - there is nothing on a flight deck that compares to the raw power a fuel motor makes at the hit! Okay, if pressed I guess I'd say they "compare," but the fuel cars are still louder.
Huge
Nitro Member
That has to be an awesome feeling standing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.Valid argument, Eugene, and if implemented, less "glue" as it's been referred to might just be the great equalizer for some of the lesser funded teams to be a little more competitive. Even though I'm the guy who brought it up, I've also said in the past that it's a choice to race in Pro Stock (or any other class for that matter) and if that's what you choose, you make that choice knowing full well that downforce, or more appropriately a lack of downforce, is going to be an issue for you.
Unfulfilled promises... Now that's funny!
But on a serious note, I couldn't agree more, Carl. That's why when I was asked to act on the quote in my signature block I replied by stating, a) I am, to the degree I'm able, and b) I don't really feel there's a problem to solve in the first place.
I've stood on the flight deck of many an aircraft carrier at the foul line as jets were launching and making arrested landings and I've stood 75' from the starting line (abeam the tree, spectator side @ Vegas) during fuel racing and I'm here to tell you - there is nothing on a flight deck that compares to the raw power a fuel motor makes at the hit! Okay, if pressed I guess I'd say they "compare," but the fuel cars are still louder.
Gordon
Nitro Member
I cannot tell a lie, it is a unique experience.That has to be an awesome feeling standing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Some advice I learned from 68 years of life and 3 marriages...NEVER EVER stand between 2 mad women. I'll take killer bees or fire ants before I'll ever do that again.
Nick Name
Nitro Member
Absolutely. But NHRA would have a real hard time undoing the current deal.
