What is the best way to prep a drag strip

[Don Kennedy]

ok a new thread to all. What is the best way to prep a drag strip when the track is hot and when it is cold ? Just curious

[gbur]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

ok a new thread to all. What is the best way to prep a drag strip when the track is hot and when it is cold ? Just curious

old school , no prep , have at it

[Barnstorm]

Back in the day we didn't need any prep because we ran Caslers

[BLAZER]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

ok a new thread to all. What is the best way to prep a drag strip when the track is hot and when it is cold ? Just curious

Traction compound--but the best is when the track is built-10 foot down slow grade for the last 300 feet

[Dave Noll]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

ok a new thread to all. What is the best way to prep a drag strip when the track is hot and when it is cold ? Just curious

I ran the starting line for a little over a year @ my home track. That said I didn't really learn any temp prep. Just the usual scrape prior to event, spray & drag. But what was a little different @ the time was that when we started to get bald spots, @ the break, spray, pat with rosin & spray over that. After a little while of running on that the line was nice & even.

[John Leichtamer Jr]

Call Wade Rich at Orlando Speedworld.
He is the Man for track prep.


Hammer

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by John Leichtamer Jr

Call Wade Rich at Orlando Speedworld.
He is the Man for track prep.


Hammer

X2, Jim

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[dennis dunlap]

Fly Redman in..........

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by dennis dunlap

Fly Redman in..........

Great answers except I need the way to do the track prep for a friend of mine

[Jeff Stout]

1- Don't listen to the complainers. When watching cars leave starting line day in and day out the whiners are the ones that don't have a clue on setting a car up. At least in the bracket level.
2- Over powered and under tire makes it nearly impossible to keep a great starting line all day.
3- Have the driver put more ignition retard on launch.
4- Changing percentage of glue or methanol for high and low temp doesn't seem to do a whole lot.
5- Clean track well before dragging and spraying glue. Put glue done like painting a house (total coverage)not like misting in the air and see what hits the ground.
6- If any of these don't work then revert back to 1

Sorry Don I couldn't resist. WHP employees asked 2 Saturdays ago for help when I was out and the info I gave them along time ago they never tried. So I gave up and had nothing to offer I just agreed to their ideas on what to try. Im no expert but have some experience and learned a lot.