Return to 1/4 mile (1320ft.) (8 Viewers)

[Ponyhntr]

Alan, you know me, I'm just a major fan and don't know a ton about the tech part. Why can't they just use smaller fuel pumps and slow the blower down enough to take a bunch of the boost away? Can't they still use the same heads, rods, pistons etc...? Would that not slow them down and make for less dropped cylinders and lower costs and wear and tear? Would that also take about 30 miles an hour away? To the outsider it seems to me that would be a great place to start and see what happens, but I pluck strings and have no idea....

These are race car owners/drivers/tuners. If you take away blower and fuel, they are going to work on other areas of the engine to try to make up for it. They are going to change pistons (compression), rods, and possibly even crankshafts. All of this equals $$$$. You could mandate that they can’t change that stuff, but then you have to be able to tech it, which becomes increasingly difficult with the limited staff.

Take away 30 mph from the current combo, but send them to the 1/4 mile and they will re-gain 15-20. Again, that puts them right where they were in 2008 when the switch was made to go to 1000’. Net zero.

 

[Nitro Bass!]

These are race car owners/drivers/tuners. If you take away blower and fuel, they are going to work on other areas of the engine to try to make up for it. They are going to change pistons (compression), rods, and possibly even crankshafts. All of this equals $$$$. You could mandate that they can’t change that stuff, but then you have to be able to tech it, which becomes increasingly difficult with the limited staff.

Sounds like a circular firing squad to me, meaning it could be so out of control that it can't be fixed unless everything was scrapped and the entire sport started over, and that ain't never gunna happen!

 

[Ponyhntr]

Sounds like a circular firing squad to me, meaning it could be so out of control that it can't be fixed unless everything was scrapped and the entire sport started over, and that ain't never gunna happen!

BINGO!

 

[nwspeedshots]

I remember someone once saying, "Slowing them down would be easy...; just take the wheelie-bars away".

 

[handsome]

man, you all seem to always have the cure for cancer.. why can't people just accept NHRA run the nitro classes to 1000ft. PERIOD. accept it , be thankful and move on! IHRA will be running 1/8 mile. Accept it and be thankful there is a different sanction to run at. keyboard warriors do nothing but complain . racers pick a place and adapt.

 

[Just Paul]

Why can't they just use smaller fuel pumps and slow the blower down enough to take a bunch of the boost away? Can't they still use the same heads, rods, pistons etc...? Would that not slow them down and make for less dropped cylinders and lower costs and wear and tear? Would that also take about 30 miles an hour away? To the outsider it seems to me that would be a great place to start and see what happens.

So, if the magic number is 300 mph-ish, and A/Fuel cars have run over 285, why the all the hassle to have 2 classes run within 15 mph?

 

[T.Smith]