zMax Dragway @ Concord Photos

John DiBartolomeo · 07-17-2008, 10:38 AM

And the work marches on. Photos posted at http://www.dragracingaction.com

Jack Matyas · 07-17-2008, 10:53 AM

Great pics John -- too bad they aren't contesting Stock at the first race........ looks like a super track .

Chris1529 · 07-17-2008, 02:59 PM

How will they be able to prep all 4 the lanes and say they are equal. There will too many variables in track temperature, rubber build up, and dust build up on the top end of the lanes that aren't used. It wouldn't make any difference on my low hp car, but cars that are prone to being more traction dependent would almost certainly have trouble.

Don't get me wrong, seeing class eliminations 4 cars at a time would be exciting, and qualifiying runs could conceivably be completed in half the normal time.

The pros who use lane choice would have even more trouble.

EX> What if you had lane choice in your Top Fueler and took left lane A. The pair in front of you oils the track down.
now you get to choose Left lane B or right lane B that has sat there dormant since an early morning touch up. do you say hold it a minute, I need to examine the track conditions with all my gadgets, then I I have to go back and re-adjust my clutch timers, etc.

I don't think the situation will be as rosey as Bruton hopes to sell it to NHRA.

07-17-2008, 10:38 AM	#1
John DiBartolomeo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Beaver Springs, PA Posts: 494 Likes: 1 Liked 1,282 Times in 159 Posts	zMax Dragway @ Concord Photos And the work marches on. Photos posted at http://www.dragracingaction.com

07-17-2008, 10:53 AM	#2
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,930 Likes: 406 Liked 2,051 Times in 399 Posts	Re: zMax Dragway @ Concord Photos Great pics John -- too bad they aren't contesting Stock at the first race........ looks like a super track . __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

07-17-2008, 02:59 PM	#3
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: zMax Dragway @ Concord Photos How will they be able to prep all 4 the lanes and say they are equal. There will too many variables in track temperature, rubber build up, and dust build up on the top end of the lanes that aren't used. It wouldn't make any difference on my low hp car, but cars that are prone to being more traction dependent would almost certainly have trouble. Don't get me wrong, seeing class eliminations 4 cars at a time would be exciting, and qualifiying runs could conceivably be completed in half the normal time. The pros who use lane choice would have even more trouble. EX> What if you had lane choice in your Top Fueler and took left lane A. The pair in front of you oils the track down. now you get to choose Left lane B or right lane B that has sat there dormant since an early morning touch up. do you say hold it a minute, I need to examine the track conditions with all my gadgets, then I I have to go back and re-adjust my clutch timers, etc. I don't think the situation will be as rosey as Bruton hopes to sell it to NHRA. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350