Is there a "show" planned in all of this?
Yes sir. The group that is spearheading the car show is the Carolinas Chapter GS club. They are the same that assist with the car show at the GS Nats every year.
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There seems to be some confusion about the track that this event is going to be held. The 1/8th mile track is 10 minutes from Burlington and is called Piedmont Dragway. Some folks might be confused with another post regarding the event location. Just wanted to clear some confusion.
Is there a 1/4 mile track closeby where the event can be held? 1/8th mile? Are they going to bulid the other half of the track before March?
Sounds like fun..but 1/8th mile location...pffft
The whole idea of an 1/8 mile track is to make it a fun thing not as much competition. This is a gathering for the TB.Com guys, not something made into BG or Reynolds. This is something for us alone.
The whole idea of an 1/8 mile track is to make it a fun thing not as much competition. This is a gathering for the TB.Com guys, not something made into BG or Reynolds. This is something for us alone.
I am not being sarcastic so don't interpret this that way.....JMO but........... It's funny that most of the folks whining, moaning, and scoffing about the 1/8th mile format have cars running in the 11sec zone and slower and have NO IDEA what it's like once you pass the 10.0 range. I agree that the 1/4 is fun for 10sec cars and up but it can get a little hairy driving an 80s era Buick with the aerodynamics of a barn @ 150mph and up. Once you dip on down into the 8s and lower it can be downright scary. I can say this because I have cars that run at both ends of the spectrum. 99% of the faster guys I spoke to @ BG all agreed that we prefer 1/8th for the fast cars. Easier on parts, SAFER, and most races are over by the 1/8th mile anyway.
Either way it should be a blast - sounds like there is going to be something for everyone and I know Clint and the gang will put on first class event!
Maybe with 8 sec cars the race is over at the 1/8 mile but that is not fact in the 11.50 heads up index racing I participate in.
I am not being sarcastic so don't interpret this that way.....
If 8 second Buick bricks are not fun to race and borderline unsafe, then why did you build one?
I prefer 1/4 mile I guess because I have a slow 11.0 car. However, if this event were held at a quartermile track all the 8 sec cars, and 9 sec cars if they so choose, can run 1/8 mile and the rest of us can still run 1/4 mile.
Maybe with 8 sec cars the race is over at the 1/8 mile but that is not fact in the 11.50 heads up index racing I participate in.