[Tom Vaught]

I was told that all racing was 1/8th mile racing this year.
(also that Cooper had damaged his car in a previous race.)

194 mph is a pretty good 1/8th mile pass for that "lazy" 60 ft number, Stan.

Tom V.

[67'7F6'Bird]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

I was told that all racing was 1/8th mile racing this year.
(also that Cooper had damaged his car in a previous race.)

194 mph is a pretty good 1/8th mile pass for that "lazy" 60 ft number, Stan.

Tom V.

We only ran 1/4 Mile. The Frantic 4 was 1/8th mile.

We did not run Frantic 4.

[67'7F6'Bird]

Thank you Everyone who came by to visit us in the Pits.

[mgarblik]

I understand why the Frantic 4 was cut down from 1/4 mile to 1/8th mile. Over the last several years, the field has been small and the breakage high at the event. I also understand that the 4 qualifiers need to be able to make their rounds and give the fans side by side racing during eliminations. I can say from experience it is Much, Much, easier on the hardware to run 1/8 mile than 1/4 mile. On the funny car, probably 75%+ of the breakage came after the 1/8th mile. So I get it.

Maybe it's my age, but 1/8 mile drag racing is cute. It's not real drag racing though to me. If our Pontiac engines can't run a 1/4 mile , we need to work harder, not make the race easier.

So I want to congratulate Ed and his crew, his engine builders and associates for "going for it" in 1/4 mile drag races. Keep up the effort and we will be watching.!