1/8 mile racing oppinion

WDCreech · 05-31-2008, 02:31 PM

Since I cannot post in the Heads Up furum, I'll post my views here. The only strip that we have in Alaska is a 1/4 mile track, but several years ago, a former track manager had purchased a Chrondex timing system, and made it portable to hold some 1/8 mile races, on the street in Anchorage. I bought some deaper gears just for the three events that he had organized. What a kick! I like the challenge, as there is NO margine for error. If you screw up, at all, you're done. For those that say that the 1/8 mile is just as hard on your engine, if you gear for it, you are wrong. In the 1/4, my throttle is matted for about 8 1/2 seconds, in the 1/8, for only about 5 1/4 seconds. So, which do you think is easier on the engine?

05-31-2008, 02:31 PM	#1
WDCreech Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 45 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1/8 mile racing oppinion Since I cannot post in the Heads Up furum, I'll post my views here. The only strip that we have in Alaska is a 1/4 mile track, but several years ago, a former track manager had purchased a Chrondex timing system, and made it portable to hold some 1/8 mile races, on the street in Anchorage. I bought some deaper gears just for the three events that he had organized. What a kick! I like the challenge, as there is NO margine for error. If you screw up, at all, you're done. For those that say that the 1/8 mile is just as hard on your engine, if you gear for it, you are wrong. In the 1/4, my throttle is matted for about 8 1/2 seconds, in the 1/8, for only about 5 1/4 seconds. So, which do you think is easier on the engine? __________________ 1964 GTO 2750# 606" IA Pontiac 8.2550@164.17-1/4 1.1981-60" 5.2901@131.97-1/8