ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE 1,000-FT
CLUB
Nah, Kepner has it right. 1,000 feet is the place to be.
Practicing that for 40 years. World Series '64 was the first
time.
Al Booton
CACK-A-DOODLE-DO
Yes (Burk) may be the only one bored by "Cacklefests."
Many of the cars that have been restored and/or rebuilt
are no longer able to race (too old or just worn out) but
them old guys can still go out and play with them a little.
Plus it gives the crowds a chance to see the old guys and
their cars ...So please don't bad mouth us for having a
little fun also and burning up our fare share of Nitro.
Larry Anderson
Vagabond 88 AA/FD
HEY, DON'T FORGET THE REST OF
THE WORLD, WALLACE
I enjoyed Dave Wallace's article "Is this the silver
age of drag racing journalism?". It's an excellent
piece giving the Internet its due, but I don't know how
Dave could have failed to mention Eurodragster here in Europe.
Eurodragster started in 1997 with a news service, race coverage
direct from the track, team features etc. and had industry
sponsors less than a year after launching. Eurodragster
pre-dates DRO, Competition Plus and just about every one
of the other big drag racing web sites, and even though
it is on the wrong side of the Pond it should be recognised
as one of the trend-setters.
Anders Thomasson
NO NO NOPI
Darr, will you define better? Where I see NOPI on Speed
Channel I only get 3 minutes of "racing." Those
people can't drive a nail. It's red light or no light for
them. Then we get 12 minutes of commercials and 15 minutes
of radio speakers, plastic dashes, screwed up wheels and
doors that open funny.
I appreciate the talent these people exhibit but I prefer
automobile drag racing. The hosts are not professional.
Their purpose is to try to create dissent among the racers.
If I'm watching a different NOPI than you please forgive.
Sincerely,
Ron Moore
A MATH LESSON
While I agree the T/F cars have outpaced the tire technology,
I'm not so sure that the 8400 RPM engine limiter is gonna
slow them all that much. Yes top speed will tend to be limited
based on the gear ratio and tire size, but ETs may still
drop with better application of the power to the track.
It should not take a lot of imagination to come up with
ways to achieve better traction within the rules, so I don't
see T/F becoming boring any time soon. In fact, you may
not see the big mph numbers but you may see better and quicker
racing. I doubt anyone other than a T/F pilot could actually
tell the difference between a 330-mph and a 340-mph pass.
The new rule may in fact make for better racing and I don't
see any decrease in excitement at 330 mph for the fans.
In regards to the "math lessons" and the misconception
that Turbo Pro RWD Sport Compact cars could not be competitive
in Pro Mod, one should consider that the NHRA Pro RWD cars
are making 1400+ HP from 213 c.i. six cylinder engines.
They can run 6.60's @2350-2450 lbs. with good air and traction.
If the Pro RWD cars are allowed to run say 400 c.i. engines,
things would be mighty interesting. The real drawback for
the Pro RWD cars is their wheelbase is too short and the
body styles are not aero enough to be ideal for Pro Mod.
Nonetheless, given a few extra cubes and a deep wallet,
the Pro RWD cars could become the Wild Rides of the day
and put up some big numbers on the board. That may be pretty
embarrassing for an 815 c.i. Monster motor however...
Randy Hubbard
