Where are the lower class cars?

Billy Nees · 06-17-2011, 03:54 PM

Little cars don't like Bristol.

Dave Ribeiro · 06-17-2011, 05:00 PM

Billy ,

You are dead-on , heat & no - factor for hauling all that weight ..
Slower & Heavy cars don't like the Mountain ... Good luck to everyone.

Michael Beard · 06-17-2011, 07:01 PM

You ain't kiddin'... even with the turbo, Moller was more than .60 slower at Bristol than zMax. I was at Bristol for the K&N Spring Fling a few weeks ago, and was about .70 slow just in the 1000'!

In similar air (DA and correction factor), Farmington Dragway (which is around 1100-1200' physical altitude if I recall) was still .15 quicker than Bristol in the 1/8th mile alone. I made a jet change at Mooresville the following week and found .05 or so.... but not .50.

Mark Yacavone · 06-17-2011, 07:34 PM

Maybe I shoulda said "RWD turbo"
Going from Speedworld to Vegas, I could go the sames times with the 4 speed and about .10- .15 slower with the automatic. Neil Smedley's Firebird was the same way.
SW is just under the correction factor, as is Bristol . LV is at least 6-700 ' higher.
Maybe Bristol is uphill to the 1/8th . It sure looks it.

Bob Mulry · 06-19-2011, 07:12 PM

Billy,

You tell him................

Bob Mulry
J/SA K/SA L/SA

Owen S Quirion · 06-19-2011, 07:21 PM

Billy, Not everyone knows the thrill of making something slow go fast with work and inginuity. That's too old school for some.

Ed Fernandez · 06-19-2011, 07:23 PM

Me too.I usually agree with many of Alan's posts.I think he missed it this time.Just my opinion.
Like the Hawk says "It's not what you drive,it's how you drive it"
Alan,go stand in the corner for 20 minutes..

GarysZ24 · 06-21-2011, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Me too.I usually agree with many of Alan's posts.I think he missed it this time.Just my opinion.
Like the Hawk says "It's not what you drive,it's how you drive it"
Alan,go stand in the corner for 20 minutes..

Wow, again something I agree with you on Ed! The Hawk couldn't have said it better if he tried, and props to you too Billy, and Owen as well!!!

Bob Bender · 06-18-2011, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Little cars don't like Bristol.

The air is always bad at Bristol. Been that way forever. No money is why Im not there.

Terry Cain · 06-18-2011, 02:17 PM

"Gary - I fully understand how you feel but the one thing you're forgetting is that in order to win the eliminator you don't need to run .9 under - all that is necessary is to go on the index ................And the .3 reduction was for everyone - so you're exactly where you were before . "

I thought you still had to run at least .5 under to qualify and run eliminations?

06-17-2011, 03:54 PM	#1
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,506 Likes: 3,613 Liked 7,865 Times in 1,750 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? Little cars don't like Bristol. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

06-17-2011, 05:00 PM	#2
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? Billy , You are dead-on , heat & no - factor for hauling all that weight .. Slower & Heavy cars don't like the Mountain ... Good luck to everyone. __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

06-17-2011, 07:01 PM	#3
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? You ain't kiddin'... even with the turbo, Moller was more than .60 slower at Bristol than zMax. I was at Bristol for the K&N Spring Fling a few weeks ago, and was about .70 slow just in the 1000'! In similar air (DA and correction factor), Farmington Dragway (which is around 1100-1200' physical altitude if I recall) was still .15 quicker than Bristol in the 1/8th mile alone. I made a jet change at Mooresville the following week and found .05 or so.... but not .50. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

06-17-2011, 07:34 PM	#4
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,836 Likes: 2,930 Liked 5,148 Times in 1,965 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? Maybe I shoulda said "RWD turbo" Going from Speedworld to Vegas, I could go the sames times with the 4 speed and about .10- .15 slower with the automatic. Neil Smedley's Firebird was the same way. SW is just under the correction factor, as is Bristol . LV is at least 6-700 ' higher. Maybe Bristol is uphill to the 1/8th . It sure looks it. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

06-19-2011, 07:12 PM	#5
Bob Mulry VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 1,016 Likes: 57 Liked 320 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? Billy, You tell him................ Bob Mulry J/SA K/SA L/SA __________________ Bob Mulry 7516 STK A & M Motorsports

06-19-2011, 07:21 PM	#6
Owen S Quirion Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Captiol District of New York Posts: 71 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? Billy, Not everyone knows the thrill of making something slow go fast with work and inginuity. That's too old school for some. __________________ BF/S 1985 Grand Am 3.0 V6

06-19-2011, 07:23 PM	#7
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? Me too.I usually agree with many of Alan's posts.I think he missed it this time.Just my opinion. Like the Hawk says "It's not what you drive,it's how you drive it" Alan,go stand in the corner for 20 minutes.. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

06-18-2011, 02:17 PM	#10
Terry Cain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Indiana (close to Louisville, KY) Posts: 778 Likes: 530 Liked 231 Times in 107 Posts	Re: Where are the lower class cars? "Gary - I fully understand how you feel but the one thing you're forgetting is that in order to win the eliminator you don't need to run .9 under - all that is necessary is to go on the index ................And the .3 reduction was for everyone - so you're exactly where you were before . " I thought you still had to run at least .5 under to qualify and run eliminations? __________________ Terry Cain ???? STK tcain19689585@gmail.com

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