Anyone been to Roy Hill's Drag Racing School?
 

Thinking about going, bought a 9 second bracket car this fall, never been off a tree and think this may not be a bad way to learn. Any comments?

heck ya if you got the means to go, That would be way kick ass!!!!!

I dont know I am the kind of guy that learns on my own Paying someone to tell me when to hit the gas I am sure that there is a lot more to the school but I will tell you one thing I did learn I had a 9sec vega and if you wait till the light turns green to go its to late... :lol: :lol: :lol: When I frist got my car I wanted to take it out and run it so bad but what I did was I went to the race track and wacthed everything and the best thing that was told to me is DO EVERYTHING THE SAME EVERY TIME.
Good luck you will be fine just have fun
CPT.RON

YOU BETTER HAVE A THICK SKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David. He likes to yell!

Does any one know about how much it cost?

Have you ever raced before? I'd go test & tune to learn my car first, get use to it. What's it cost to t&t $15-20 bucks,you can make alot of passes for what cost to go to school. I started with a '56 chevy 6cyl--slowwww. Now I have 2 sons & 3 S/C dragsters, it's a good way to start. anybody agree?

I'm like everyone else, I've been racing something unofficially all my life, just never been down a track or off a light. It seems I have a fair amount invested in my new race program and when I saw the add for Roy's race school I thought it may be a good opportunity to learn this great sport a little quicker than by trial and error. If I were 20 years younger I prolly wouldnt even consider it but at this stage of my life I wonder if more and quicker isnt better.

I'm soon 53, and got CRS!!! can't remember sh---- can't remember what my wife said this morning. I'm old school, have to learn the hard & slow way, I've been lucky to find friends at the track, they always are ready to help, How much can your brain soak in a 1 or 2 day school? Maybe I'm just a tightass!!!!

I'm with jmtire, on this one, go to the track T&T, best way to learn the tree is with a stocker, heck even your daily driver. OOPS !!!, make that your wife's daily driver in case you break it. :lol:
I've been racing all my life since 16 yrs. old and still learn something everytime i go to the track. age don't mean crap if you still feel good, i'm knocking on the door of 69yrs. old, and am in the process of building a blown alcohol Anglia.
I think the schools are good if you're going professional racing, in a super fast and dangerous car. But for the 1,000's of racers that make up drag racing (not the pro ranks) they cost too much money for too little gain.

JMO

Zip.

i would think it would cost alot less to go to the track a few times for test and tune to learn the tree than to pay a large sum of money for somebody to tell you when to do whatever. if you wait on the green your late anyway right. if you think about it we all do things a little different from everybody else anyway. if the class was on chassis setup and so on it might be ok. in the end its up to you and what you feel like you want or need to do. i would like the chance to get in a truely fast car as i will never be able to afford to go super fast. i couldnt justify the money for the class but thats just me. good luck to you which evey way you go.

Hey zipper06 are you going to race that Anglia, or be one of those guys , yup I got one, sure looks good on the trailer. PS ---got my ass handed to me by a 69er, i had 024,--- he had 010.

Best school for bracket racing www.perfectrun.com Edmond Richardsons puts it on. I've had a few friends go and said it was well worth the money.

I think it would be best if you just brought your car out to some test and tunes. Especially if you have never driven a really fast car before and a new one at that. Do some easy launches to get comfortable in the car and then work your way up. Besides if your going to run under 10 seconds you will have to go thru licenseing procedures anyway. Just my thoughts and good luck. P.S that first time you run it out they wont be able to pry the smile off your face

HeHe, my Malibu is not a trailer queen, but it's only a 6.50 car, but i did set out the 2007 season due having cataracs and all the racing here is done at night. BUT, in Dec. i had both my eyes fixed, and for the first time in my life, i was able to pass the DMV/lics with 20/25 vision. with no glasses, i can now see miles down the road and i will be racing my butt off in 2008.
The Anglia may be a hand full but i've been there before. :)
It's in the trailer not on the trailer, it's got it's own house.

PS, my friend Jimmy Smith, 4 yrs behind me cuts the damest lights i've ever seen, regularly .015 and under, last race worst light was .011 in 5 rounds, worst run 7.00 class was a 7.03.

Zip.

Zipper06 you'd better put more delay in!!!!!!! I hope you have great time, keep us posted.

I heard Topsportsman1 went,but didnt make the cut ........couldn't find Reverse :lol:

LOL
Na I didn't go to that school,but my son got his pro stock license there

See he knew to back up after his John Force burnout lol guess it doesn't run in the family lmao :lol:

I had car problems once and ended up running the truck that I use to haul it down there instead of the car....radio on, air conditioning..put it in overdrive and held her to the floor. Went a couple of rounds( running trophy) then a buddy suggested I lower the tailgate and I broke out....it was almost more fun than running the car because everyone knew it couldn't get out of it's own way.... We even took shoe polish and put a big white stripe on the tire .

i would highly recomend jim harringtons school he is the best i went there for my license and he had others learning brackets and racing from him very impressed

The first thing you need to do is get in your pick-up and just go down the track. Get a feel of where the stage beams are, where the turn off at the end of the track is. The track is a totally different place when you are strapped in and the engine is thumping. Don't think that everyone is going to laugh or what ever cause at 1 point or another everyone made their first pass to.................