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Originally Posted by Bart Kilraine
Cars stoped there at over 200 mph when the track was shorter,...why do we have problems now?.....hate folding chuts...economys bad, can't aford new brakes.Let the T/D s T/S s run 1/8,....give us back the 1/4.
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Yep. In 1972, Tommy Ivo ran ths sports first 5 second Top Fuel run at Keystone Raceway Park (now Pittsburgh Raceway Park) to become the first member of the Cragar 5 Second Club. Back then, T/F cars were running 235-240. Since then, braking systems have improved, the track's shutdown has been lengthened, and we're worried we don't have enough room to stop for cars running 30-50 mph slower? I have always been a big IHRA fan, and I agree with Wes, racing is still racing, and I have no problem running 1/8 mile races, if the issue is shutdown area (Dragway 42 was a 1/4 mile track that ran 1/8 mile IHRA Div races, and for good reason). I would just prefer to run 1/4 mile when it wouldn't be an issue. I think one of the IHRA Div 4 races this year ran T/D and T/S on the 1/8 and everyone else on the 1/4, why not here?