Shut down distances.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Haha but up until they extended it this year it's always was one of the most difficult to shut down in Phoenix...remember Doug Kalitta taking out the signs at the 2008 event.

I hate running at Cecil County cause it's bumpy and short and no shut-down if you lose your breaks. Numidia is actually not that bad once you get up the hill there is actually more shutdown area after from where they make you turn off just in case. By far Atco is the best place for shutdown, you can have a full course meal by the time you reach the end of the track..

Your talking about 300 ft plus or minus.I dont know about eating a sandwich but it could be the difference between turning or smacking the rail.
What track was it where Woodrow went into the swamp a while back?
Hey tough guy,you got that right.Thank God I've never had to prove it.Hope nobody ever has to.

[John DiBartolomeo]

Here's an interesting take and something I've mentioned before: Both Island Dragway and Numidia Dragway have 1700 feet of shutdown. At 175 mph, I'll easily wear the brakes out at Island (haven't been there in a couple of years but don't think it got any longer) and will use the 'chute to make things easier. Numidia? I've got to step on the brakes right away but no problem stopping. The difference? Numidia's shutdown area goes uphill. We always talk about short shutdown areas and it's part of the reason we went to 1000 foot racing. Now if we can't understandably make the tracks any longer, why can't we just regrade the shutdown areas? As a point of reference, the longest track on tour is Gainesville at 3300 feet, which is the place Woodro had his "encounter," although length had nothing to do with that.

[bobby]

Houston has a pretty nice shut down. 2 miles until you get to I10.

[rocketolds400]

Originally Posted by John DiBartolomeo

... Now if we can't understandably make the tracks any longer, why can't we just regrade the shutdown areas? ...

Regrade the shutdown? You mean like this?

[Hacksaw]

Originally Posted by rocketolds400

Regrade the shutdown? You mean like this?

That looks alot like Lowville Pa.

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

That looks alot like Lowville Pa.

KD Dragway in Southeastern Ohio. Lowville has a greater downhill drop after the 1/8th mile mark and goes back uphill before where the 1/4 mile mark used to be.

[Ed Fernandez]

Never raced there,but on a visit to a friend she and my wife went shopping.They dropped me off at S.E. Int'l Raceway (Ithink that's what it was called) in Dallas Ga. What a sand pit. That's where Petty lost control of his car and two deaths occured. He was racing against Cotton Owens "Cotton Picker". That car wound up in the Albany NY area. I ran a round against it at the NED Bracket Finals the year it was held in Leb. Valley. Strangely the car wound back up in Ga. when I went to S.E. Int'l. The owner was a guy they called Uncle Milty. The next time we visited the track was closed. I drove in and looked the place over. The tower was still there, with paperwork scattered all over the floor.This was the mid 90's if I remember correctly.

[Shaun Quill]

How about Delmar Ed? I believe it’s fairly long

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Your talking about 300 ft plus or minus.I dont know about eating a sandwich but it could be the difference between turning or smacking the rail.
What track was it where Woodrow went into the swamp a while back?
Hey tough guy,you got that right.Thank God I've never had to prove it.Hope nobody ever has to.

Gainesville........I was there! Very scary! Jim
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[Jon Sarrett]

Has anyone other than me noticed this thread is 10+ years old?