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Signman · 07-03-2008, 01:01 PM

The 1000 ft deal is a band aid to gain some time to investigate and evaluate.

The well budgeted teams will just shorten the candle. The idea is to go as fast as possible and be guaranteed if it is possible to accelerate the car harder in the middle they will. You will still see a puff of smoke from burned pistons going through the finish line.

The cause of Scott's engine failure may have been the rev limiter coming in beyond 1k ft. This short term fix may take care of things for a short time.

The cause of the wreck was the chutes not deploying and the equipment that was parked behind the catch net. Change one of these two and it's possible Connie's son is still here to race.

There are plenty of measures NHRA can take to fix this. Limit the injector air intake area and blower overdrive.
One that will work is to seal the engines before first round. Run it the whole eliminator without taking the heads off. Blow it up and your out.

Somewhere between these is the answer. The average spectator is not going to know the difference between 280 and 325 accept for the number announced. It seems that most agree that the main area of focus is the starting line. Many in the stands watching are seeing a blur when sitting near the finish line.

Time to slow them down in an acceptable manner to all.

07-03-2008, 01:01 PM	#18
Signman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lower Slower Delaware Posts: 535 Likes: 22 Liked 269 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Pros to race to 1000' The 1000 ft deal is a band aid to gain some time to investigate and evaluate. The well budgeted teams will just shorten the candle. The idea is to go as fast as possible and be guaranteed if it is possible to accelerate the car harder in the middle they will. You will still see a puff of smoke from burned pistons going through the finish line. The cause of Scott's engine failure may have been the rev limiter coming in beyond 1k ft. This short term fix may take care of things for a short time. The cause of the wreck was the chutes not deploying and the equipment that was parked behind the catch net. Change one of these two and it's possible Connie's son is still here to race. There are plenty of measures NHRA can take to fix this. Limit the injector air intake area and blower overdrive. One that will work is to seal the engines before first round. Run it the whole eliminator without taking the heads off. Blow it up and your out. Somewhere between these is the answer. The average spectator is not going to know the difference between 280 and 325 accept for the number announced. It seems that most agree that the main area of focus is the starting line. Many in the stands watching are seeing a blur when sitting near the finish line. Time to slow them down in an acceptable manner to all. __________________ Frank Ferrucci I/SA 1271 "Be Thankful for the Gifts You are Given"