View Poll Results: Preferance of 1/8 or 1/4 mile
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1/8 or 1/4 mile?
#2
Junior Member
SHOW GUEST
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3
1/8 or 1/4
I have been racing for over 40 years and only ran 1 time in the 1/8 until I moved to Dallas Tx where most for some reason are 1/8 mile. I try to visit them once in awhile but have always raced and been told real racing was 1/4 mile. until this year the Texasmotorplex ran both, mostly 1/4 but went to 1/8 for unknown reasons to me, I quess thats what we end up with having a women run the track now. I dont know her myself so i should not put it on her as i am sure many reasons went into the thought? i have only been there a few times since changing to 1/8 and dont plan to go back very soon if it stays 1/8
#3
I have mixed ideas about this. I agree real racing is 1/4 mile. However, with the cost of racing these days 1/8 mile does help keep some cost down for the average weekend racer. May not help much, but it's gotta help a little. It takes a lot less real estate to run a 1/8 mile track and it does help move the race along a little faster.
#7
Senior Member
RACING JUNKIE
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: La.
Posts: 2,890
I've drag racing for 56 yrs, and had never run an 1/8 mi until i moved from Phx. to Ms. in 1996. There's lot's of reasons for running an 1/8 mi. #1 the program moves faster,#2 less cool down time needed between rds. #3 less part breakage = less track downtime, #4 they usually have 1 or 2 buy backs, #5 less accidents, if a car is ill handling it usually shows that on top end of 1/4 mi. #6 as David says it more of a drivers race, since most races are won on the starting line and first 60', and if you can't get it done in 1/8 mi. you won't get it done in a 1/4 mi.
It goes back to 3 yrs. ago when NHRA, changed the fuel programs to 1,000 ft. a lot of people bitched, but they were breaking and wrecking in the 1/4 mi. some ran about 330 MPH in the 1/4 mi., some are now running 320's in the 1,000 ft, 320 ft less than a 1/4 mi. We have both 1/8 and 1/4, you have your option in T&T, but when the racing starts it's 1/8 mi.
In case some haven't noticed there are ProMods, running 215 MPH in the 3.70's, that plenty fast for a door slammer
JMO
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It goes back to 3 yrs. ago when NHRA, changed the fuel programs to 1,000 ft. a lot of people bitched, but they were breaking and wrecking in the 1/4 mi. some ran about 330 MPH in the 1/4 mi., some are now running 320's in the 1,000 ft, 320 ft less than a 1/4 mi. We have both 1/8 and 1/4, you have your option in T&T, but when the racing starts it's 1/8 mi.
In case some haven't noticed there are ProMods, running 215 MPH in the 3.70's, that plenty fast for a door slammer
JMO
Zip.