Due to high winds on Saturday the elimination part of the race was shortened to 1/8.....my opinion of 1/8 racing is it is like Premature Ejaculation....once you get comfortable for the ride...it is over.....just my opinion...lol
MY CAR IS A STREET CAR, MORE BUILT FOR TOP END , I HAVE NEVER RUN AN 1/8 MILE RACE, AND DONT INTEND TO , I WONT EVEN GO TO WATCH THEM.I will admit, it's closer to red light to red light than 1/4.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If I had s car that ran let’s say 7.20 and I had to race 1/8 mile I would quit racing tomorrow. At 6.0’s it’s a fun ride for me and makes for a better, faster program at the races I go to. My class (top class, box class) runs 1/8 mile at the 4-5 tracks I race at now mostly because of safety and insurance reasons
My car runs 7.20 ish in the 1/8 and i am having more fun racing it( because its ultra consistant) than anything i have ever had. Have fun pro tree 11.50 index racing, 1/4 mile, you name it. I have a much bigger bullet to put in it that is going to continue to collect dust. And i have plenty of money to go as fast as i want to( not bragging, but i do)
And i have raced longer than you.
I have had it with 9 sec cars and all the xtra equipment, costs and maintenance that are required to go 1 second faster in the 1/8 than my car goes.
And yes, i raced a small tire smallblock at 3350 pounds than went 6 teens in good air for years
This current car is more fun, goes more rounds and wins more money.
Agree. 8" 5200 stall, 5.13 gears....I have an 1/8 mile track 10 miles away on back roads.
The nearest 1/4 mile tracks are both 60 miles away in either opposite direction.
I'd race more if the closer track was 1/4 mile.
I'v said before, the 1/8 mile tends to favor a higher numerical final gear, which in turn makes for a less street friendly car. A 3.23 equipped car might even have a chance to get back some low end loos vs a 3.55 car at the end of the quarter.
In the 1/8, that's super magnified, but most successful guys, even in the "backyard" category tend to run 4.56 or lower gears in the 1/8. At least around here.
Agree. 8" 5200 stall, 5.13 gears....
Agree. 8" 5200 stall, 5.13 gears....
Unless you have boost, big bottle, or diesel, most build a 1/8 mile car with the ball park I quoted. I mean, you CAN race 1/8 with a stock slant and 2.76 gears, but.....YOu don't have to have gears that steep and unles your peak tq is at 4700 or higher that stall doesn't need to be that high either.