thunderball

[chris89]

I was just wondering, with the prospect of running the full ¼ at the Easter thunderball, do you think the will entice more fuel teams to come out?

P.S, Don’t want this to start up the whole 1000ft vs. 1320ft thing again

[SpencerTramm]

No, mainly because it's mainly the teams that want to go 1000ft.

[Upatdawn]

with a (very) limited AAFC "fleet" for possible entries, at what point do you say lets just have TF running?, especially as its not a main stream (FIA) event and money is tight anyway....

[MotorPsycho]

Upatdawn said:

with a (very) limited AAFC "fleet" for possible entries, at what point do you say lets just have TF running?, especially as its not a main stream (FIA) event and money is tight anyway....

Never. AAFC's on a full pass are the best spectacle in drag racing.

[redvictor]

MotorPsycho said:

Never. AAFC's on a full pass are the best spectacle in drag racing.

In your opinion of course...

[chris89]

MotorPsycho said:

Never. AAFC's on a full pass are the best spectacle in drag racing.

totally agree with you on this one, and what with the new showtime and shockwave cars coming out should be a great thing to see!

[MotorPsycho]

redvictor said:

In your opinion of course...

Well except the Winged Express at night, 8 pipes lit, front wheel pawing the air at 200mph maybe

Haha, of course all subjective. But for me a funny car is a much more entertaining sight than a dragster, even if its "only" running a 5.3

[Burndown]

I would think there will still be a decent turn out at Easter from fuel cars. The change to 1000ft was said to be for the integrity of the FIA Championship and as the Thunderball is only a national event there is no reason not to run if you were planning to.

[Upatdawn]

Burndown said:

I would think there will still be a decent turn out at Easter from fuel cars. The change to 1000ft was said to be for the integrity of the FIA Championship and as the Thunderball is only a national event there is no reason not to run if you were planning to.

But if 1/4mile aint safe for FIA then it cant be safe anytime...

[Jon C]

Looking forward to seeing the other two-hundred or so racers who will still run the full quarter at Easter?

[Bayracing]

Why would TF teams run 1320 at Easter if they are trying to get a set up for 1000 for the rest of the year?????

[Burndown]

Bayracing said:

Why would TF teams run 1320 at Easter if they are trying to get a set up for 1000 for the rest of the year?????

Because the cars are not set up any differently.

[Burndown]

Upatdawn said:

But if 1/4mile aint safe for FIA then it cant be safe anytime...

The track length was not changed for safety, but for consistency in the championship.

[Hartge220]

Burndown said:

The track length was not changed for safety, but for consistency in the championship.

Really?
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/sto...

[Burndown]

Hartge220 said:

Really?
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/sto...

Thanks for the link, just in case you didnt know the NHRA Drag Racing Championship and the FIA Drag Racing Championship are seperate Championships.

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/19...

[Hartge220]

Thanks for the link, I stand corrected

[MotorPsycho]

Bayracing said:

Why would TF teams run 1320 at Easter if they are trying to get a set up for 1000 for the rest of the year?????

I think you'll find the setup is quite different, and I wouldn't expect to see many people on the throttle past the 1000ft clocks (in the long pointy cars anyway)

[Bayracing]

One of the arguments for 1000 ft was that the tune ups from the states where for 1000ft so there must be a difference.

[MotorPsycho]

Apologies, I meant to quote burndown

[Bayracing]

Sorry, I agree with you