Sport Compact Shootout Sikeston, MO Sept. 26th

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:05 pm

$50 entry? LMAO... anyways burn that track and take it to stl or kc and it would be alot more sucessful...youll see.

96civic cr-v · Post by **96civic cr-v** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:54 pm

^ are you scard of getting beat?????

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:44 pm

96civic cr-v;195839 wrote:^ are you scard of getting beat?????

no hes just smart about it i mean lets think about it on a logical note

in the 1/8 mile traction plays a huge part well its hard to get traction with a powerfull fwd car. rwd and awd have it a lot easier in the 1/8mile cause they can get traction quicker than fwd so by the time the fwd car gets traction the rwd/awd car has a lead so the fwd car has to play catch up. by the time the fwd cars big turbo spools and it gets in the power band the race will be over. some people dont want to pay a $50 entry fee when they know the odds are against them. i know thats all you guys got out there but not a lot of people build cars for the 1/8th mile

96civic cr-v · Post by **96civic cr-v** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:48 pm

i know what you meen. i have a big turbo fwd, i would much rather run 1/4 but, 1/8th mile is a good challenge. I know the odds are against us thats what make it fun to me i geuss...lol

5thgen · Post by **5thgen** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:06 pm

I don't think anyone here...besides one maybe....should have to worry about spinning on the big end. The last half won't change much if you don't spin or miss a gear.

So for people here....the first half is way more important than the last.

61mm turbos are not "big".....even on a honda.

sloaccord20 · Post by **sloaccord20** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:12 pm

sikeston is one of the best tracks around. its full concrete all the way down the track. if they prep it right it will hook hard. the 106mm boys don't have a problem in the 1/8th mile.

i find it more fun to tree somebody than to actually race the race.

96civic cr-v · Post by **96civic cr-v** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:35 pm

Another sponsor added more money for the payout... see first post

v8this · Post by **v8this** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:41 pm

sharpie;195845 wrote:no hes just smart about it i mean lets think about it on a logical note

in the 1/8 mile traction plays a huge part well its hard to get traction with a powerfull fwd car. rwd and awd have it a lot easier in the 1/8mile cause they can get traction quicker than fwd so by the time the fwd car gets traction the rwd/awd car has a lead so the fwd car has to play catch up. by the time the fwd cars big turbo spools and it gets in the power band the race will be over. some people dont want to pay a $50 entry fee when they know the odds are against them. i know thats all you guys got out there but not a lot of people build cars for the 1/8th mile

Well if you want to talk odds... i would say the odds are pretty good considering probably 75 percent of the field will be other fwd cars...

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:18 am

v8this;196012 wrote:Well if you want to talk odds... i would say the odds are pretty good considering probably 75 percent of the field will be other fwd cars...

that still doesnt change the fact that some are n/a and dont make 600whp im sure if there were classes more people would be interested and if it was 1/4 there would be more interest im not saing its going to be a small turn out there would just be more people there if it was better odds for them to win

96civic cr-v · Post by **96civic cr-v** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:28 pm

Schedule added to the first post....