4 wide

[novanut64]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1KNzoOqr4I

[Bikermoore]

Do all 4 need to stage at the same time, and then the tree goes for all four....or is it a case of 2 races taking place at the same time.

Awesome though, just imagine 4 fuel cars.

[dan tournay]

and another

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK8gFSNEcSA

[veryoldfart]

what a waste of time and money, as for 4 TF, that just wouldnt be safe - to say the least

[Bigmouse]

veryoldfart said:

what a waste of time and money,

For who? fans get to see some very exciting racing; waiting times are reduced for racers; an oil down on one track doesn't mean an end to the racing while its cleaned up. Seems like a good deal all round to me

veryoldfart said:

as for 4 TF, that just wouldnt be safe - to say the least

Why? running 4 cars on two tracks isn't inherently more dangerous than running two cars on one track

Its not a 4 lane track, its two tracks side by side; there is a concrete dividing wall down the middle the same as we have either side of the track. As long as they have the requisite number of safety personnel/fire trucks etc for a 4 car race then that shouldn't present any more of a problem, in regards to safety, than a two car race.

Edited by Bigmouse on Monday 27th April 09:21

[veryoldfart]

thankfully we wont see it here anyway, it looks (frankly) stupid, a drag race is a contest between two vehicles, always has been, always will be... somethings shouldnt change


Q1. ref safety, how would safety crews/ambulances get to the two middle lanes to an incident with 2 or 3 concrete walls to get over....

Q2. at 0.36 in this vid i see a photographer stood on the concrete wall between the two centre lanes, id guess taking press photos in lanes 2 and 3 would be impossible.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gumraU_O-E

Edited by veryoldfart on Monday 27th April 09:43

[Bigmouse]

veryoldfart said:

Q. ref safety, how would safety crews/ambulances get to the two middle lanes to an incident with 2 or 3 concrete walls to get over....

The same way as they do now! it would be logical to assume that with two tracks there would be two safety teams, one to each side. It would be hard to imagine someone designing a set up like that without having access from both sides

[veryoldfart]

Bigmouse said:

veryoldfart said:

Q. ref safety, how would safety crews/ambulances get to the two middle lanes to an incident with 2 or 3 concrete walls to get over....

The same way as they do now! it would be logical to assume that with two tracks there would be two safety teams, one to each side. It would be hard to imagine someone designing a set up like that without having access from both sides

I wouldnt assume theyve covered that

also, why have 4 lanes/2 races at a time when we are in the biggest credit crunch since the 20's, if fields/entries fall the last thing you want is half the number of shows/runs,etc....

mind you, we could get through a weekends racing bewteen showers faster.........

[novanut64]

thankfully we wont see it here anyway, it looks (frankly) stupid, a drag race is a contest between two vehicles, always has been, always will be... somethings shouldnt change

think you will find in the early days it was quite common to see 4 cars racing
when mph was king and not ET

[MotorPsycho]

veryoldfart said:

thankfully we wont see it here anyway, it looks (frankly) stupid, a drag race is a contest between two vehicles, always has been, always will be... somethings shouldnt change

Edited by veryoldfart on Monday 27th April 09:43

drag racing was 1/4 mile for 60 odd years too....

[veryoldfart]

MotorPsycho said:

veryoldfart said:

thankfully we wont see it here anyway, it looks (frankly) stupid, a drag race is a contest between two vehicles, always has been, always will be... somethings shouldnt change

Edited by veryoldfart on Monday 27th April 09:43

drag racing was 1/4 mile for 60 odd years too....

it still is in 90% of races...

hardly economic sense to build 2 strips side by side when the economic forecast is wet and windy...

but could make it quicker to get through the ladders, why not 8 lanes, job done..

[Modernpics]

veryoldfart said:

MotorPsycho said:

veryoldfart said:

thankfully we wont see it here anyway, it looks (frankly) stupid, a drag race is a contest between two vehicles, always has been, always will be... somethings shouldnt change

Edited by veryoldfart on Monday 27th April 09:43

drag racing was 1/4 mile for 60 odd years too....

it still is in 90% of races...

hardly economic sense to build 2 strips side by side when the economic forecast is wet and windy...

but could make it quicker to get through the ladders, why not 8 lanes, job done..

It doesn't have to make sense its drag racing

[fester426]

I think its stupid as well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,should have been 6 lanes

[Lee@LA]

I think it is excellent entertainment, quote from drag racing online.

“Standing Room Only” tickets and the crowd was listed at 32,000+ fans.

[veryoldfart]

Lee@LA said:

I think it is excellent entertainment, quote from drag racing online.

“Standing Room Only” tickets and the crowd was listed at 32,000+ fans.

when did SPR last get 32,000 in?.............

[Modernpics]

veryoldfart said:

Lee@LA said:

I think it is excellent entertainment, quote from drag racing online.

“Standing Room Only” tickets and the crowd was listed at 32,000+ fans.

when did SPR last get 32,000 in?.............

think flame and thunder has well over that number normally. some body in the know will be along in a minuet

[veryoldfart]

cant wait for it to catch on....

[veryoldfart]

Modernpics said:

veryoldfart said:

Lee@LA said:

I think it is excellent entertainment, quote from drag racing online.

“Standing Room Only” tickets and the crowd was listed at 32,000+ fans.

when did SPR last get 32,000 in?.............

think flame and thunder has well over that number normally. some body in the know will be along in a minuet

do they publish gate figures?.....

[DWphil]

What has Santa Pod gate numbers got to do with this topic ?

[PhilSweeney]

veryoldfart said:

MotorPsycho said:

veryoldfart said:

thankfully we wont see it here anyway, it looks (frankly) stupid, a drag race is a contest between two vehicles, always has been, always will be... somethings shouldnt change

Edited by veryoldfart on Monday 27th April 09:43

drag racing was 1/4 mile for 60 odd years too....

it still is in 90% of races...

hardly economic sense to build 2 strips side by side when the economic forecast is wet and windy...

but could make it quicker to get through the ladders, why not 8 lanes, job done..

In the US, big bracket race fields are bursting most week nights for testing and big events on most weekends. With buy backs, big round monies and pro bracket racers contesting these events it makes perfect sense. Some people out there finance their racing and some make a living at it. To carry on attracting those racers it makes sense to have the option of running both strips, either to get through numbers or have alternating lanes for track prep.