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George Fitzpatrick 04-07-2018 08:09 AM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
NY National speedway was 4 wide back in the seventies. It was strange even then.

G Schenck 04-07-2018 09:53 AM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bench Racer (Post 560035)
In my humble opinion that 4 wide B.S. is to draw in the newbies that get a warm fuzzy from sensory overload when the nitro circus lights the fuse. I enjoy watching class cars "work" during the first 60 feet. It is impossible to watch 2 cars much less 4. 4 wide is a joke. Don Jackson
Amen to that

Greg

GTS340 04-07-2018 10:34 AM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
Honestly I can barely watch one car at a time. But watching and actually racing 3 other cars at the same time might be two different feelings. I live here in Vegas and the cheap seats were sold out for today. My girls were going to check it out but a little expensive to feel the earth shake.

fastlane 04-07-2018 11:43 AM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by George Fitzpatrick (Post 560056)
NY National speedway was 4 wide back in the seventies. It was strange even then.
They started the 4 wide there in the mid 60s I ran there all of 1966 and all of a sudden one weekend they started the 4wide and I hated it and if I remember correctly it had no border wall between any of the 4 lanes and back then nothing handled that well on lousy tires. I ran A/S the really fast cars were still 2 wide. They had like today lots of stock eliminator cars and needed to move them along. I will see if it brings back memory's next week at the points meet in Vegas.

GTS340 04-07-2018 12:14 PM
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I ran in 3&4 the only time I've been out there. I swear the walls are taller and no way you can even see 1&2 from the 4th lane. They ran jr dragsters in 1&2 which in turn sped things up for the big cars.

Hacksaw 04-07-2018 12:58 PM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
Remember seeing pics from York US 30 in early 70's, looked pretty wild.

Dave Muller 04-07-2018 10:40 PM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
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Originally Posted by fastlane (Post 560070)
They started the 4 wide there in the mid 60s I ran there all of 1966 and all of a sudden one weekend they started the 4wide and I hated it and if I remember correctly it had no border wall between any of the 4 lanes and back then nothing handled that well on lousy tires. I ran A/S the really fast cars were still 2 wide. They had like today lots of stock eliminator cars and needed to move them along. I will see if it brings back memory's next week at the points meet in Vegas.
And the track was only really wide enough to run two cars safely anyway.

bigshow2966 04-08-2018 12:56 AM
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US 30 ran Pro Stocks 4 wide a few times. They called it "Jungle Races". It had to be downright scary for the drivers.

The only reason they have 4 wide now is because Bruton decreed it. I remember when Vegas was originally revamped he wanted 4 wide then.

Barry Polley 04-09-2018 08:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by voltdr (Post 559961)
I can't imagine NHRA getting four lanes with the same rollout. They have enough trouble with two lanes. Sure would be hard to judge the stripe from lane 1 to lane 4.
Dan

Dan. I was there for the measurement in the morning on all 4 lanes . It was dead on! Jeff Foster and Team did a hell of a job!! I was very impressed.

70AARCuda 04-09-2018 10:41 PM
Re: Stock eliminator at the 4 wide
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GTS340 (Post 560062)
Honestly I can barely watch one car at a time. But watching and actually racing 3 other cars at the same time might be two different feelings. I live here in Vegas and the cheap seats were sold out for today. My girls were going to check it out but a little expensive to feel the earth shake.
You should call around and see who has tickets....Could of got you a couple General admission tickets for Sunday for free...

Tony


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