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[R&S Motorsports]

There are Land Shark 185" 4-link dragsters that I have seen run 7.20's with no problems.

[Charlie Yannetti]

Hey Brian........ a lot of years back....... before 4 link dragsters were thought of........ I ran a 215" hard tail dragster that ran 7.60's @ 170 and change......... it was a bracket car and I was into the brakes a lot on the top end......... never had a problem.......and that was at Island Dragway....... if your 4 link is set up correctly, you should have less of a problem, I would think....... the braking transition should be smoother, unless you're jumping on the binders way too hard....... and if you dial right you shouldn't be on the brakes much at all........

If you watch T/D in D1, which I'm sure you have, most of the dragsters seem to be suspended in one way or another...... so I don't see what your problem would be or who may have started you thinking that you may have one........ LOL ........ just remember to drive smart.........

Is 215" too short for 180 to 190 mph???........ it's a fair question........ but I would still say you would be OK if your back half is working correctly and you know how to respect your limitations as a driver......

[Brad1212]

I ran a 225" Ed Quay in T/D at Rockingham in the fall and went 6.52 @ 208. Down track was great but it did have a tendency to want to bounce a little when the chutes where pulled.

Brad Slaughter

[Rich Biebel]

Brian......a 598" for my old ride? OK why not! I went 7.78 at just under 170 with it on a cold day in March at E-Town. You could do a couple things to make it a bit more stable. Add a wing and maybe X-link the bottom 4 link bars. The car felt a little light as the speeds got faster. I used to feel like it needed steering input at the top end and felt a little "loose" sometimes. My present 235" RaceTech doesn't really feel a whole lot different to me and I'm running almost identical et's and speeds. I have 2 sets of brakes on the RaceTech and have been a little sideways with it at the finishline at Island...and not on purpose! What happened to your T/D ride with Wayne? Good luck and stay safe.....Rich

[Tom Goldman]

Rich ,I think these guys would crap their pants if they saw Rick Medence going 7.20's at Island with his 185" HARDTAIL car!!. .....Not that I don't think he's a little nuts, but he's been going that quick over there for years on one of the shortest ,bumpiest tracks in D1. ....Personally, I think a 235"+ car is the one for the job,but I'd favour a slip joint over those 2000# swing arm tanks!

[Rich Biebel]

Tom....Medence's car is one of my favorites. I never saw him run .20's but definately 40's and .50's. If you ever are around him when he starts it...you'll smell some nitro......I asked a crew guy once and he said they do use a little sometimes. I would not want to run a hard tail at Island......and you know I've been up and down that track hundreds of times. I have seen guys bouncing trying to stop as I made the turnaround......scrape,screech,scrape,screech..... .and you run out of pavement real fast......and Tom....congratulations on that nice award you received at the banquet....it is well deserved. Rich

[Tom Goldman]

Thanks Rich, Yea,I dont even run my SG car there anymore since it got so rough. ....Rick ran a string of .20's there at the end of the year, actually he won one weekend and had a r/u the next week. Too bad it was after the points had ended. .......BTW, look on the cowl of Ricks car, we knicknamed him Kid Nitro many years ago. .....That car never has less than 15% in the tank!!.......Some time at the races I'll tell you the story of when he tried to run nitro in his Kawasaki 3 cyl 2 stroke bike!! .....Tom

[Brian Hansbury]

well there will always be different views ....thats why a meeting should be held with track officials and everyone interested in racing the series .....i personally dont care what the rules are my car is certified to 6.0 and the new motor will run what it runs it is not built for spray and i dont have a endless bank account to buy another one if it breaks ...so if i am quick enough i will see u all in the series i will be the poor child with the little trailer and the smallest budget .......p.s. i will sweep trailers out for money or food or beer....

[Brian Hansbury]

B.J. thanks for the input for sure cam will not be .900 i believe .800ish as far as gear its a 4.10 16x33 tire and convertor i bought one from wayne he had in his car only like 6 passes on it so i will see if that works ..........as far as flow yeah he showed me what mine flowed and he had 360 numbers they were so close it was crazy....

[Brian Hansbury]

Wow lvd racer not sure who you are i use my real name on here but i started this thread to ask opinons on a car i already owned for 2 years it is nhra and ihra certified (meaning they have looked at my car and it meets all the safety specs to go 6.0 or slower and thats in the 1/4 mile not 1/8) it happened to turn in to a question board about why isnt lebanon valley using NHRA rules for the top dragster class if you are looking to attract more people wouldnt you use the NHRA approved rules that are the same rules that will be used there in july at the NHRA divisional race ?.....the rule book does have a min wheelbase for the class it does not say anywhere in the rulebook you need 260 to compete and after talking to a number of my friends on here i plan on running my car at the valley and other places at 215 in .....alot of people brought up valid concerns about track prep .....but i say the past is the past and Howard has invested alot of money on the surface to make it right for everyone not just the td cars and the staff is dedicated to getting everyone down it safely .......my only problem with your posting is you compared this message board conversation which really is only a discussioin about .2 of a second to your wed night car and a prostock cmon do you think thats apples to apples ?.....6.60 vs 11.50-17.00?.....i think not