Southern Ontario 9.90 Races/Series

Jason Oldfield · 01-29-2010, 12:32 AM

Andrew,

You should talk with Phil Harden as he has been trying to organize some S/G races at NYIRP and I THINK at Lancaster too. I'm not going to try to discourage you, but over the years it has been difficult getting people to participate in local S/G events. Personally, I think a lot of it is the fear of the 4-tenths pro tree. There are obviously plenty of cars out there that can run 9.90, but many of them are just under the index, a lot of them don't have throttle stops, and TONS of them have never tried a 4-tenths pro tree. I think that keeps a lot of guys from simply giving it a try, whereas they're more likely to try S/St with the 5-tenth pro tree.

Regardless, if I'm racing this year (still undecided this year due to finances), I would say my participation would only be 50/50. I set my chassis up differently for S/G and S/St (weight, front-end travel, 4-link, etc.), and switching back and forth is kind of a pain. But, it's possible - I like going faster, so that would certainly be a draw for me.

Anyway, good luck putting it together. I hope you get a lot of participation.

01-29-2010, 12:32 AM	#6
Jason Oldfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 619 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Southern Ontario 9.90 Races/Series Andrew, You should talk with Phil Harden as he has been trying to organize some S/G races at NYIRP and I THINK at Lancaster too. I'm not going to try to discourage you, but over the years it has been difficult getting people to participate in local S/G events. Personally, I think a lot of it is the fear of the 4-tenths pro tree. There are obviously plenty of cars out there that can run 9.90, but many of them are just under the index, a lot of them don't have throttle stops, and TONS of them have never tried a 4-tenths pro tree. I think that keeps a lot of guys from simply giving it a try, whereas they're more likely to try S/St with the 5-tenth pro tree. Regardless, if I'm racing this year (still undecided this year due to finances), I would say my participation would only be 50/50. I set my chassis up differently for S/G and S/St (weight, front-end travel, 4-link, etc.), and switching back and forth is kind of a pain. But, it's possible - I like going faster, so that would certainly be a draw for me. Anyway, good luck putting it together. I hope you get a lot of participation. __________________ Jason Oldfield S/G & S/St 1838