LOVE THAT CADDY
As one who has raced mostly vehicles of the slower variety over the years, I say "Give us more of this type of thing." (Oct. Car of the Month.) The one-off types make drag racing much more interesting than other forms of motorsport where the cars all look like they came out of one or 2 cookie-cutters. Even the super classes, especially S/C are too much or the same thing.
Dale Tuley
Las Vegas, Nevada
WE HAVEN’T MOVED THE AGENT
I check your website multiple times a week and the first place I look is Agent 1320. Ever since you updated your website and you took the option off of the left hand column and made it a separate pop up box, I can not always access Agent 1320. For some reason with my computer, it is hit or miss on whether or not Agent 1320 pops up as a separate box. Is there any way you can put it back as a selection in the left hand column.
Thank you for your consideration.
Dan Martens
Illinois
Dan, Agent 1320 is the first listing under Columns on the left side. Just click on the box and you’re there. Is anyone else having a problem finding him? Write us at response@dragracingonline.com
DESIGN CHANGES NEEDED FOR FUEL CARS
Dallas is an all-concrete track; the fuel cars were getting 1-2 runs on a set of tires because concrete grips better especially on the top end.
I watched the video of Force’s car, it looked more like the back left deck lid collapsed on to the tire, and the difference in the down-force change probably broke the frame! If you look at the video the tires were on the rear of the car and looked like they both had air after the accident!
I have been around drag racing for 40 years as a spectator. Fuel cars are 40-year-old technology, just with a bunch more horsepower. We need to change to a tub design for the driver, and a modern day chassis design, no more heat treated tubing, no more slip tubing; we need a new design from top to bottom!
I say add 100 lbs more weight to the Funny Cars for now, 95% nitro, go from a 290 gear to a 300 gear, remove the rev limiter, it really kills parts, 5% less down-force, and create a new modern design with Indy car and F1 influence!
Top Fuel the same way a tub design, a one-piece body that is larger than the frame, and has a ball bearing roller inside where the frames flexes, in order to keep the body flat, which is far more aerodynamic, then get an F1 or Indy team to build a front wing that is not like an airliner wing, on the rear a mono-wing rather than the wings we have now, much safer, 95% nitro change the rear end gear to 300.
One good engineer could change the safety of the sport! Goodyear and Hoosier should compete to build a better fuel tire! Time to build a car of the future. We don't need any more accidents. The new NHRA should mandate more safety for all classes including head and neck restraints mandatory in all classes. Everyone loves to see big speeds and low ET's but at what cost?
Terry Haake
Carlsbad, California
CAN’T STOP THE SIGNAL
Let's hear it all. The facts must get out.
Greg Reagan
Harbor City, California
FLORIDA TRACK CLARIFICATION
Just some additional (corrections) to one of the Agent’s posted stories... I work at Wilson Manifolds during the day but on weekends I work at the new track he mentions in South Florida. The track is located at the old OpaLoca WEST touch and go landing strip. Dade County shut it down and a dragstrip was born. It is an IHRA 1/8 mile and opened Jan. 2007.
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