You guys really believe shortening the starting line 100' will make that big of a difference?  Aren't most fuelers running over 200 at the 1/8 (660') as it is?  I just don't believe that's the answer to slow them down and making the sport safer.  I think the best way would be to leave it be and put motor restrictions on whoever they want to slow down!!

i think john and eddie have forgotten more about this subject and drag boat racing  overall then ill ever know so ill leave that alone but in alk  were down to 85% on the blower and ronnie @ dre is doing everthing possible to get us in the 30s and trying to push for the mph rec. what happens to the pursuit of the 1/4 mile recsords.. redbluff is short if you have a chute problem as i well know..just curious 

draggin904

nope it did not

i'd go along with whatever eddie or john wanted to do, course length wise.   but my preferance is to leave the starting system alone.  

scotty, 1/8 mile times are very important for sportsmen - there are 1/8 mile indexes in the rule book for windy conditions.   i set my deal up pretty much based on 1/8th et.  

yeah, you have a short run of tulies, then about a 75' drop off into a shallow rocky kern river.   dunno about you, but that would be one ride i'd never want to take. 

Drag racing is a 1/4 mile and should not be changed!!!! NHRA is dumb to change it. Scott would have still died at a 1000 foot race. What they need to do is make a motor change, like drop the motor to 450 inches or take one mag away or run the blower straight up.  If we changed the staring line to 25 feet that would slow the et down a little but I dont think it will slow the mph much if at all. just mt 2 cents

This just in!!!! The NHRA read this post from Lester Bradley and IMMEDIATELY changed their decision to run 1000' and made the track back to 1320!!!

How about a Pro limited 1 motor to slow things down.

Posted By Bryton Bobbitt on 02 Oct 2009 09:33 PM
I see what side of the ball your coming from, but disagree with it. I may only be a fan, but I know a ton about drag boats. The reason they crash in the capsule classes is (1) they hit a roller or something, which really isin't to preventable, or (2) the parachutes cause the front of the hydro(not necessarily a Flatbottom) to dive, come up and catch too much air. The only thing that might make drag boat racing a little less crash-filled is take out TAF(sorry if I offend any TAF drivers.) Besides that, let them run it out the back door at 1320, more exciting for the fans!

Going to a shorter course is not a solution to top end crashes, it's a patch and racers will figure out how to get the performance back in a 1000' course. So it only slows down the in editable.

Getting off lakes, rivers, ponds and oceans is the best start. Build more Firebirds lakes across the country with better design for issues that Mother Nature can throw at us along with things we have learned like protected coves for rescue and exit routes for boats under tow.

Sounds a like a good start what do you think?

Oh and don't forget in addition to P.R.O.S. working towards better safety!

 

Why not more races at Firebird ? Posted By Tod Thompson on 03 Oct 2009 10:03 PM

Posted By Duane Sims on 06 Oct 2009 01:26 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE>Why not more races at Firebird ? Posted By Tod Thompson on 03 Oct 2009 10:03 PM
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The lease on Firebird is soon to be up and from what has been said the Indian Tribe plans develop the property with condo’s and casinos instead of having a race facility.

Posted By Duane Sims on 06 Oct 2009 05:23 PM
Scotty from our side we don't know the real $$$ behind Firebird or the Casino/developement we can only guess.

My personal opinion is... negotiations for renewal is on the table and both sides are playing hard ball. Is there an opportunity for someone like Lucas to step in... Absolutely! In time we will see.