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Offline Blind Mule

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New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« on: February 11, 2013, 05:54:25 PM »
Is this a sign of things to come?  Don't matter to me I will run a 100ft. race if they have it ;D


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Re: New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2013, 06:45:12 PM »
I am an old stick in the mud traditional 1/4 mile guy.  However... with the demise of so many tracks around the country I am thrilled that someone is trying to build a new one.  I have raced on some real sketchy west Texas tracks that did not have enough shut down to run a fast car 1/4 safely.  If we have to go to 1000 to keep running I say bring em on.  If that is the new business model to make the insurance folks happy I am game.
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Re: New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2013, 08:58:26 PM »
I also like the 1/4 mile, but I just finished putting my 2013 schedule together and more than half the races are less than a 1/4 mile, depressing.
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Re: New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2013, 08:40:03 AM »
There are some guys trying to build a track near where the Mid Amercia Raceway track at Wentzville, mo They have been trying for the last 3 or 4 years so hopefully they will get started pushing dirt this year. We have also lost KCIR track but got St Louis back for a year to year deal. The guys at mar are getting there stuff togather : !
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Re: New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2013, 05:25:08 PM »
Yes its 100 feet or 1000 I will still be there. Its probably more due to the lack of land available then the actual just wanting to cut it short. If I understand correctly theres not any sancioning body attached to it yet, they are trying to sanction it with the NHRA first.
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Re: New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2013, 05:24:23 PM »
We are mostly 1/8 in the South so 1000 is long for us don't matter as long as the track is open in my opinion!

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Re: New NHRA track 1000 ft.!!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2013, 02:04:56 PM »
 8) Yep, like Randy said, here in the south all the racing except for NHRA is 1/8 mile and the cars are doing more mph than they did in the 1/4, 40 yrs ago.  As I remember it, you didn't have to go all that fast to have a lot of fun behind a 4 gear. It's really easy nowadays to make more hp than I personally want to use. If anyone wants to buy some extra hp, PM me. I can hook you up LOL!