Over 85% Nitro?

[kestral]

Are there ANY cars that run on over 85% nitro or is it a thing of the past?

[Eurodragster.com]

FIA Top Fuel Dragster, Fuel Funny Car, FIA Top Methanol Dragster (injected-nitro), the NFAA.

FIA classes never went to 85% from 90% - it was on the cards but when NHRA changed it back to 90% FIA stayed with 90%.

Is that enough for you

[kestral]

The NFAA regulations I have seen say 85% max.In the other classes is it 90% max Now.

[Eurodragster.com]

kestral said:

The NFAA regulations I have seen say 85% max.In the other classes is it 90% max Now.

90% is the maximum allowed but it doesn't mean you have to run that much - some teams run less. Lex for example was running 85% as he had a plan to run in the USA when 85% was the maximum there.

Edited by Eurodragster.com on Sunday 4th May 16:53

[kestral]

In the 70's and 80's was 90% the maximum. Thanks for the info.

Edited by kestral on Sunday 4th May 21:45

[Jon C]

kestral said:

In the 70's and 80's was 90% the maximum. Thanks for the info.

Edited by kestral on Sunday 4th May 21:45

I think Nitro loading was much more of a tuning variable in those days, unless you were Tony Boden, who was generally 'loaded for bear'!

[kestral]

What is this VRA Thing?

[veryoldfart]

you will be a real old time top fuel slingshot digger driver than jon, bring it on!

i hope you will have coke can bottoms or tennis balls on a rope on the headers (when not running of course) to complete the image

[kestral]

Top Fuel Digger said:

kestral said:

What is this VRA Thing?

The VRA series is the Front Engine Top Fuel cars in the US. There's no official class for it in the UK, so the 2 cars currently in the UK will race in Supercharged Outlaws for the time being.

In terms of nitro percentage, I'll be using quite a high one

Which two cars are they? so I can look out for them.:

[Barry B]

Are you doing shakedowns at the Yanks Weekend at Shakeey Jon ?

[Barry B]

Top Fuel Digger said:

Barry B said:

Are you doing shakedowns at the Yanks Weekend at Shakeey Jon ?

Asbo-effing-lutely sir

I'll remember to fill in an information sheet for you, riddled with witty sarcasm...

I just looked at the Outlaws site.. note to self.. seek and ye shall find. Just a filled in commentary sheet will do Besty.. I can do my own sarc !
A sight to look forward to at some point in the future, would be a full turn out of S.O.s, NFAA and Wild Bunch crews at the same event.

[veryoldfart]

Top Fuel Digger said:

Barry B said:

I applied to Goodwood to take part in the cacklefest this year, but as yet have heard nothing back.
I may need to be over 60 to enter that though...

use my name to enter then.........

[kestral]

Top Fuel Digger, if you wanted to, could you just turn up with your Nitro car at a RWYB and do some runs?