Radials vs 10.5s - valdosta GA
#21
7 Second Club
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
Posts: 8,834
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Insane, been keeping up on it all weekend. Thought about going but stayed home instead for a rain-out! Drag radial is quickly getting out of hand cost wise, and I wonder what the next few years will hold. Still love watching it...
Derek
Derek
#22
Race your car!
iTrader: (50)
Drag radial was out of hand cost wise 3 years ago, well actually 5 minutes after ti got started.
If you can't do 100% of it yourself you're spending huge $, if you wanted to have a car built, at this point by the time you're done it's gonna be a good 125 grand to build one.
Yeah, I'd call that out of hand. **** you can get into an outlaw 10.5 car for that kind of $. I've seen plenty of those for sale turn key for under 100K and these are proven 6 second performers.
It's all getting out of hand, to the point that if you can't do the work yoruself, you pretty much can't have a competitive car anymore, anywhere. And I'm not talking the little stuff, I'm talking fab work. Or, at least have an in with someone that can do it, and helps ya out a little bit, that type of deal.
If you can't do 100% of it yourself you're spending huge $, if you wanted to have a car built, at this point by the time you're done it's gonna be a good 125 grand to build one.
Yeah, I'd call that out of hand. **** you can get into an outlaw 10.5 car for that kind of $. I've seen plenty of those for sale turn key for under 100K and these are proven 6 second performers.
It's all getting out of hand, to the point that if you can't do the work yoruself, you pretty much can't have a competitive car anymore, anywhere. And I'm not talking the little stuff, I'm talking fab work. Or, at least have an in with someone that can do it, and helps ya out a little bit, that type of deal.
#26
#27
If Wolfe is at the same race as you, you can't take him out of the equation.
#28
Race your car!
iTrader: (50)
End of the day Wolfe came out and dropped the gauntlet, and now the bar is set, and people are gonna do what they have to, so they're at the same level or faster. By this time next year the field will be full of cars going that fast or faster, the class is just out of control at this point.
#29
7 Second Club
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
Posts: 8,834
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Derek
#30
Race your car!
iTrader: (50)
Exactly. That's what I'm getting at... the guys that do drop the huge $ and set the bar, I mean yeah it's cool to break records and go faster then anyone has, but it eventually kills the class. What these guys should be doing, rather the ruining the class for everyone, is stepping up.
If that happened.. promod's would be running weekly everywhere by now, and guys with a small budget, might still have a place to race. What that will take to make that happen, I have no idea. Noone likes to stap up to a harder class when they're winning where they are I guess.
If that happened.. promod's would be running weekly everywhere by now, and guys with a small budget, might still have a place to race. What that will take to make that happen, I have no idea. Noone likes to stap up to a harder class when they're winning where they are I guess.
#33
Race your car!
iTrader: (50)
What do you do to keep the car's nose down that far out? At that point the travel limiters and whatnot aren't gonna do it I wouldn't think, it must be an IC thing no?
I've never had the issue that far down track, probably never will... but I know what you're talking about and have ofen wondered what do guys adjust to get that to stop
I've never had the issue that far down track, probably never will... but I know what you're talking about and have ofen wondered what do guys adjust to get that to stop
#36
Small block Nitrous(100)
Small block SC(100)
Small block turbo 114(50)
Small block turbo 106(100)
Big block nitrous standard bore spacing(100)
need just alittle more weight break when your allowing
BB twin turbo
BB twin supercharger