How fast could you go?

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Michael, what NHRA class do you run?

GT/HA. I did notice it's not listed in Nitro Joe's Stats, probably just because the passes I made in Mike Volkman's rent-a-ride in the same class were faster than the ones in my car. I went 10.369 at the Maple Grove LODRS. http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r2013#indextop

All you need is a boiler and a radiant starting line!

Alaska Raceway Park has a heated starting line. Bandimere is plumbed for cooling... I imagine they could use it to heat it as well.

How fast could you go?
28 degrees, 38% Humidity, Dew Point 5 Degrees, Barometer 30.62.

We actually ran in -1,700' DA at Maple Grove's Footbrake Nationals many years ago. Scraped ice off the windshield that morning. Everyone was about a half a second faster than normal! Track hooked just fine. Also many years ago, Rob Robertson ran himself in the finals one night of the Thanksgiving Footbrake Nationals at Piedmont in NC. 28 degrees and running in the 5's. (1/8th mile)

You can make a starting line hook with little problem. Downtrack is more of a challenge as it just doesn't maintain the heat and the groove can disappear. Piedmont has a track *heater*.