Thursday test numbers (5 Viewers)

[CS]

Austin Prock 3.878 at 329.91
Jordan Vandergriff 3.886 at 332.75
Jack Beckman 3.887 at 323.89
Cruz Pedregon 3.941 at 323.81
J.R. Todd 3.991 at 312.50
Hunter Green 3.992 at 321.50
Chad Green 3.995 at 320.28
Matt Hagan 4.002 at 271.95
Julie Nataas 4.005 at 320.43
Dan Wilkerson 4.066 at 269.40
Doug Kalitta 3.659 at 340.47
Shawn Langdon 3.695 at 345.62
Tony Stewart 3.718 at 336.82
Billy Torrence 3.726 at 339.96
Justin Ashley 3.727 at 340.82
Antron Brown 3.780 at 309.34
Leah Pruett 3.809 at 259.66
Josh Hart 3.819 at 274.55
Maddi Gordon 3.834 at 318.89 - Maddi earned her license
Shawn Reed 3.844 at 317.72
Jaren Mott 3.951 at 256.06

 

[Fireball]

Where is Alexis? I saw her signing Jordan's license so I'm guessing she is there.

 

[mick]

all the JFR cars are there. she ran wed., saw it on social media somewhere, and her time posted on chuck seyler's thread.
345 just wow ..... tasca's 341 at bradenton 2 yrs. ago seemed almost untouchable. now i'll bet ya' there's got to be over 20-30 340+ runs
already, and probably 5+ 300 to the 1/8? i thought there was a company awarding money to the first 10 to do that? it was kind of
a big deal when flynn tuned salinas to the first? ...... sure would be interesting to know what part, or parts of the tuneup are leading
to these staggering numbers. it also seems like only a small handful of CC's know the secret/s at this time.
ashley's 340 w/delago sure doesn't surprise. congrats to tommy. happy to see him taking the lead again. i want to try his beef jerky.

 

[mick]

3.87 @ 329 ...... who thought they'd take a while to get up to speed? (austin prock)

 

[twostep]

all the JFR cars are there. she ran wed., saw it on social media somewhere, and her time posted on chuck seyler's thread.
345 just wow ..... tasca's 341 at bradenton 2 yrs. ago seemed almost untouchable. now i'll bet ya' there's got to be over 20-30 340+ runs
already, and probably 5+ 300 to the 1/8? i thought there was a company awarding money to the first 10 to do that? it was kind of
a big deal when flynn tuned salinas to the first? ...... sure would be interesting to know what part, or parts of the tuneup are leading
to these staggering numbers. it also seems like only a small handful of CC's know the secret/s at this time.
ashley's 340 w/delago sure doesn't surprise. congrats to tommy. happy to see him taking the lead again. i want to try his beef jerky.

The only runs I see that likely would have resulted in a 300 1/8 mile speed were Langdon's 3.62/364 passes and possibly Doug's 3.65. The 345 was (comparatively) soft down low with a huge surge about the time the clutch went 1-1. That pass was tuned for trap speed. The other was tuned more for ET. So for now, anyway, Shawn Langdon can claim he's the quickest and fastest both.

 

[Axman]

Austin Prock 3.878 at 329.91
Jordan Vandergriff 3.886 at 332.75
Jack Beckman 3.887 at 323.89
Cruz Pedregon 3.941 at 323.81
J.R. Todd 3.991 at 312.50
Hunter Green 3.992 at 321.50
Chad Green 3.995 at 320.28
Matt Hagan 4.002 at 271.95
Julie Nataas 4.005 at 320.43
Dan Wilkerson 4.066 at 269.40
Doug Kalitta 3.659 at 340.47
Shawn Langdon 3.695 at 345.62
Tony Stewart 3.718 at 336.82
Billy Torrence 3.726 at 339.96
Justin Ashley 3.727 at 340.82
Antron Brown 3.780 at 309.34
Leah Pruett 3.809 at 259.66
Josh Hart 3.819 at 274.55
Maddi Gordon 3.834 at 318.89
Shawn Reed 3.844 at 317.72
Jaren Mott 3.951 at 256.06

Who’s car is Jaren Mott driving?

 

[Nunz]

Who’s car is Jaren Mott driving?

Dixon's?

 

[CS]

Who’s car is Jaren Mott driving?

Only license runs in Larry Dixon's car

 

[mick]

The only runs I see that likely would have resulted in a 300 1/8 mile speed ......

sorry for confusion. was referring to all time, not just gainesville

 

[Jack]

Was that 345.62 run legit??? That's a huge leap over the previous 340 mph runs

 

[twostep]

sorry for confusion. was referring to all time, not just gainesville

No confusion at all, Mike. I was just saying.

 

[twostep]

Was that 345.62 run legit??? That's a huge leap over the previous 340 mph runs

2mph over Brittany. Of course at those speeds, 2mph is a big deal. But if they had a hot enough tune in that car I can see how it would 'slingshot' past the timing retard quick enough to allow a 345. Doesn't sound like a "hot dog wrapper" pass.

 

[J. S.]

I wonder how much Alan Johnson's fingerprints are on Langdon's tune-up? Is that car set up the same as Doug's car?

 

[LoPony]

https://fb.watch/FoDBLHw3sj

Thoughts?

 

[Cliff]

So, 350 MPH this year? Maybe not, but not impossible anymore.

 

[mick]

I wonder how much Alan Johnson's fingerprints are on Langdon's tune-up? Is that car set up the same as Doug's car?

that would be something to get the inside scoop on what's the same or different on those two cars, and what parts of the car
and/or engine have been tweaked successfully. the performance by the top teams the last two days is staggering.

 

[Bubba]

So, 350 MPH this year? Maybe not, but not impossible anymore.

Based on what Brian Husen said on the NHRA website, the 345 might be top speed of the year.
"Crew chief Brian Husen was quick to point out that the 345-mph run, with a 3.69 et. after a cylinder dropped temporarily early in the run, was done under "unicorn" weather and track conditions and probably not emblematic of what fans will see in a few weeks."

 

[ch streetcars]

Sorry to have a pessimist view on these big speeds, but it's another year that NHRA has made no attempt to control the costs or safety of the nitro cars. If it shows later in the year, by the size of the fields, that we have plenty of teams that can afford to run these cars on the ragged edge safely then I'll shut up about it. Obviously none of us want to see anyone get hurt , or have to park their car if we start seeing the carnage of last year. Good luck to all teams.

 

[Sparky]

Sorry to have a pessimist view on these big speeds, but it's another year that NHRA has made no attempt to control the costs or safety of the nitro cars. If it shows later in the year, by the size of the fields, that we have plenty of teams that can afford to run these cars on the ragged edge safely then I'll shut up about it. Obviously none of us want to see anyone get hurt , or have to park their car if we start seeing the carnage of last year. Good luck to all teams.

Can you tell me when these cars have not been run on the ragged edge of safety? From day one they have pushed the envelope. As for cost why is that the NHRA's problem to control, Rule changes only cost money.

 

[ch streetcars]

In the sixties and seventies the blocks, cranks, and drive line parts were not up to the task of handling the abuse of nitro, they were passenger car parts, so racing was very dangerous. By the eighties the engines were made of much better parts and you started to see good side-by -side racing for the next 30 years. Sure there always have been big explosions , particularly the low budget teams and the heavy hitters like Force , Kallita , ect that could afford to sacrifice an engine per round or even a whole car to win a race. The last three years have seen fewer cars , PLUS fewer fans in the seats. One of the main reasons is the explosions, both engines and tires. I can hardly get my old gear head friends out to a national event anymore because they don't want to sit in the sun and watch track clean up. I'm no NASCAR fan- but containing their speeds seems to have worked for them. Like I said if we have full fields this year, then I stand to be corrected. Even Tony Stuart and Hagen, 2 guys that can afford this complain about what a explosion just cost them, The other small teams just stop racing.