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I'm hopeful they'll go back to 1/4 mile eventually but I've gotten to the "acceptance" stage regarding 1000'...

Been through all the pits today... will revisit tomorrow... maybe get Ashley to sign me somewhere

Ya know what??? It's an INTERIM safety measure. If it saves one big wreck it's fine with me! It's still a matter of who gets there first. just like drag racing has always been....... I've got to believe that the drivers and NHRA know what is best for the top fuel cars until time and $$$$$ can fix the real problem..... In any form of Motorsports, driver safety has to be a higher priority then the wow factor for spectators......

Originally Posted by skids72

I'm hopeful they'll go back to 1/4 mile eventually but I've gotten to the "acceptance" stage regarding 1000'...

Been through all the pits today... will revisit tomorrow... maybe get Ashley to sign me somewhere

It keeps the fans, with shorter/Quicker runs but its not top fuel....Just keeping money comeing into the short tracks instead of brining up safety at all tracks , its been done before. If its not a 1/4 mile I aint going.

Geez, Dave... didn't mean to set you off... I said I've accepted it and I know they said it's temporary... I don't want to see anyone get hurt or worse. Stopped and saw Doug Kalitta and stopped by Scott's old trailer... memorial shirts went fast and mood was still on the somber side. Life goes on for the rest of us... so it goes. Jump on my back some more if you like... I'm done.

-Chris

Wasn't jumping on anyone's back.... Just simply saying that driver safety is the concern for me.....

Did you perchance catch any of the Super Gas or Comp today????

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Wasn't jumping on anyone's back.... Just simply saying that driver safety is the concern for me.....

Did you perchance catch any of the Super Gas or Comp today????

Yes saw most of it... alot of our local guys here I see all the time but good representation from midwest and other locales. Did not see the end results I don't even know that they ran the finals today(?). Was paying closer attention to stock as our unbeatable local 16.7x v6 buick skyhawk driver remains unbeatable... (that guy get's my goat!) Anyone in particular you were curious about? If you can describe a car I might have a vague idea of how they did... I wasn't really keeping score though

-Chris

Originally Posted by skids72

Yes saw most of it... alot of our local guys here I see all the time but good representation from midwest and other locales. Did not see the end results I don't even know that they ran the finals today(?). Was paying closer attention to stock as our unbeatable local 16.7x v6 buick skyhawk driver remains unbeatable... (that guy get's my goat!) Anyone in particular you were curious about? If you can describe a car I might have a vague idea of how they did... I wasn't really keeping score though

-Chris

Just wondering how Sheldon Gecker did.... and if either of the Nygaard boys made it in Super Gas or Comp????? (Local cars, one of them is my old Maverick)

I think I remember hearing Gecker but I can't help with any specifics... I don't remember seeing a Maverick. Results aren't posted yet, but maybe on Bandimere's website tomorrow.

Yeah, I checked on the web site...nothing up yet.... Tough for us flatlanders to go fast up there!!!!!!

tough for anyone to go fast up here... rule of thumb for gas cars: jet down 3 or 4 sizes. summer corrected altitude here is usually 8000-9000+ ft so if you're running at sea level, drop one size for each 2000'... then fine tuning from there.... or run a turbo and call it good can always add more boost or efi... computer usually figures it out. Also we pull about 2" less vacuum here all else equal

Someday would like to run mine somewhere with air... expect I'd pickup 7 tenths in the flat lands.

Lot of interesting comments and opinions by a number of people on the 1000' deal for the fuel cars. Tony Pedregon was pretty adamant about getting back to 1320', Don Prudhomme is not real thrilled with all of the billet pieces and Big Daddy thinks they should cut back on fuel pump volume to quote a few. It appears that most everybody is concerned about safety and slowing the cars down.
Again only a 15 car field in Top Fuel and no matter what anyone says Pro Drag Racing will die without more participation. When the fans start packing it in so will all of the major sponsors.

Originally Posted by skids72

tough for anyone to go fast up here... rule of thumb for gas cars: jet down 3 or 4 sizes. summer corrected altitude here is usually 8000-9000+ ft so if you're running at sea level, drop one size for each 2000'... then fine tuning from there.... or run a turbo and call it good can always add more boost or efi... computer usually figures it out. Also we pull about 2" less vacuum here all else equal

Someday would like to run mine somewhere with air... expect I'd pickup 7 tenths in the flat lands.

Probably so, we were always down .5 to .7... by the time we got the carb right seems the cam and timing were a bit off...then not enought time to get the track figured out...well, you know the story about what happens we have to run a Divisional up there... Now we go to Texas instead....

Dave's making way too much sense in this thread and it seems as if the NHRA was listening to his 1000' idea. Didnt really buy into it myself at first but after watching qualifying last night it doesnt seem that different. Drivers didnt seem to mind. Were there less oildowns? On TV it looked close to the same. I'll see in person at infineon but im ok with it and it cant hurt for short term safety. What im wondering is if it will become permanent if engine damage goes down?

And Dave, will you go back to your old opinions please, you and I in agreement all the time is starting to get a little creepy

Originally Posted by Mike in Motown

Dave's making way too much sense in this thread and it seems as if the NHRA was listening to his 1000' idea. Didnt really buy into it myself at first but after watching qualifying last night it doesnt seem that different. Drivers didnt seem to mind. Were there less oildowns? On TV it looked close to the same. I'll see in person at infineon but im ok with it and it cant hurt for short term safety. What im wondering is if it will become permanent if engine damage goes down?

And Dave, will you go back to your old opinions please, you and I in agreement all the time is starting to get a little creepy

Yeah, that is kind of scary Mike.... The western swing is certainly going to be intersting this year... Points can really change quick when the hot weather tuners get a chance to stand out above the crowd!!!! Still hot as heck out your way, Mike???? Some day I would really like to catch the tour at Bandemere and follow it through the "way out west" tracks, usually some of the tightest races in the whole season......