CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post

Rollins_2241 · 12-07-2012, 02:20 PM

I hear all of you. I just think we are living in a new era, not only economically but with race car technology. Think back; in the 60's, the cars were "better than the best track". I grew up watching 8mm film of cars smoking tires all the way down the 1320 because they were making more power than the tires and track prep allowed. Then for a while, the tracks and tires were "better than the best cars", and it became normal to expect to stick all the time anywhere, no matter your setup. Now HP and torque-multiplication is increasing so fast I think we're moving back to trying to adapt to the conditions, and tracks do not have more to spend at the local level on prep. I think the heads-up crowd is far ahead of us on that.

Nobody has to tell me about the emphasis on safety issues. I dare say on that issue, I've "given up" more to this sport than anyone posting on here who ain't a ghost. We all need to suit up right, build our stuff right and have the judgment to abort a bad run.

And it will not fix the problem to spread negativity about any track or organization without offering a solution.

I don't want or need to test the limits of every racetrack like a record-setter in a performance class, but I haven't noticed any real difference or decline in track prep showing up in my results lately.

12-07-2012, 02:20 PM	#3
Rollins_2241 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 170 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Records, Etc @ Gainesville I hear all of you. I just think we are living in a new era, not only economically but with race car technology. Think back; in the 60's, the cars were "better than the best track". I grew up watching 8mm film of cars smoking tires all the way down the 1320 because they were making more power than the tires and track prep allowed. Then for a while, the tracks and tires were "better than the best cars", and it became normal to expect to stick all the time anywhere, no matter your setup. Now HP and torque-multiplication is increasing so fast I think we're moving back to trying to adapt to the conditions, and tracks do not have more to spend at the local level on prep. I think the heads-up crowd is far ahead of us on that. Nobody has to tell me about the emphasis on safety issues. I dare say on that issue, I've "given up" more to this sport than anyone posting on here who ain't a ghost. We all need to suit up right, build our stuff right and have the judgment to abort a bad run. And it will not fix the problem to spread negativity about any track or organization without offering a solution. I don't want or need to test the limits of every racetrack like a record-setter in a performance class, but I haven't noticed any real difference or decline in track prep showing up in my results lately.